.NET Core C#

Constant Contact (v3) OAuth2 Access Token

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Gets an OAuth2 access token for ConstantContact. .NET Core C#

bool success = false;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Chilkat.OAuth2 oauth2 = new Chilkat.OAuth2();

// This should be the port in the localhost callback URL for your app.  
// The callback URL would look like "http://localhost:3017/" if the port number is 3017.
// Make sure when defining your application (i.e. "My Applications" at  https://app.constantcontact.com/pages/dma/portal/)
// that the Redirect URI is exactly this:  "http://localhost:3017/".   You may use any port number as long as it agrees
// with the ListenPort here.  It is important to use "http" and not "https" in the callback URI.  The trailing "/" is also important.
oauth2.ListenPort = 3017;

oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint = "https://api.cc.email/v3/idfed";
oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://idfed.constantcontact.com/as/token.oauth2";

// Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.ClientId = "CLIENT_KEY";
oauth2.ClientSecret = "CLIENT_SECRET";

// Add one or more SPACE separated scopes
oauth2.Scope = "account_read account_update contact_data campaign_data";

// Begin the OAuth2 three-legged flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
string url = oauth2.StartAuth();
if (oauth2.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(url);

// Launch the system's default browser navigated to the URL.
success = oauth2.LaunchBrowser(url);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Now wait for the authorization.
// We'll wait for a max of 30 seconds.
int numMsWaited = 0;
while ((numMsWaited < 30000) && (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3)) {
    oauth2.SleepMs(100);
    numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100;
}

// If there was no response from the browser within 30 seconds, then 
// the AuthFlowState will be equal to 1 or 2.
// 1: Waiting for Redirect. The OAuth2 background thread is waiting to receive the redirect HTTP request from the browser.
// 2: Waiting for Final Response. The OAuth2 background thread is waiting for the final access token response.
// In that case, cancel the background task started in the call to StartAuth.
if (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3) {
    oauth2.Cancel();
    Debug.WriteLine("No response from the browser!");
    return;
}

// Check the AuthFlowState to see if authorization was granted, denied, or if some error occurred
// The possible AuthFlowState values are:
// 3: Completed with Success. The OAuth2 flow has completed, the background thread exited, and the successful JSON response is available in AccessTokenResponse property.
// 4: Completed with Access Denied. The OAuth2 flow has completed, the background thread exited, and the error JSON is available in AccessTokenResponse property.
// 5: Failed Prior to Completion. The OAuth2 flow failed to complete, the background thread exited, and the error information is available in the FailureInfo property.
if (oauth2.AuthFlowState == 5) {
    Debug.WriteLine("OAuth2 failed to complete.");
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.FailureInfo);
    return;
}

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState == 4) {
    Debug.WriteLine("OAuth2 authorization was denied.");
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse);
    return;
}

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState != 3) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + Convert.ToString(oauth2.AuthFlowState));
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("OAuth2 authorization granted!");
Debug.WriteLine("Access Token = " + oauth2.AccessToken);

// Get the full JSON response:
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.Load(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse);
json.EmitCompact = false;

// The JSON response looks like this:

// {
//   "access_token": "aEr4czHReESHUGcc2LRknzsMxUbW",
//   "refresh_token": "s2qH27ikM7r3Ia0LrZGDOIgKw0bubUotBdJ7fTtc7y",
//   "token_type": "Bearer"
// }

Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());

// Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
Chilkat.FileAccess fac = new Chilkat.FileAccess();
fac.WriteEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/constantContact.json",json.Emit(),"utf-8",false);