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UPS OAuth2 Client Credentials

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Get an OAuth2 access token for the UPS REST API using the client credentials flow (no interactivity with a web browser required).

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llSuccess = .F.

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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -i -X POST \
//   -u 2498righ8wr6aihe98rt8rhowirtyw9er6twe80rtywrehrt:nerf254578uh8rgt7y3h57358ouyth387h8h53h6yyh80hh578per9y7u5ruyuy4 \
//   https://wwwcie.ups.com/security/v1/oauth/token \
//   -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
//   -H 'x-merchant-id: 7B3027' \
//   -d grant_type=client_credentials

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

loHttp.BasicAuth = .T.
loHttp.Login = "2498righ8wr6aihe98rt8rhowirtyw9er6twe80rtywrehrt"
loHttp.Password = "nerf254578uh8rgt7y3h57358ouyth387h8h53h6yyh80hh578per9y7u5ruyuy4"

loReq = createobject("CkHttpRequest")
loReq.AddParam("grant_type","client_credentials")

loReq.AddHeader("x-merchant-id","7B3027")

loReq.HttpVerb = "POST"
loReq.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpReq("https://wwwcie.ups.com/security/v1/oauth/token",loReq,loResp)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loReq
    release loResp
    return
endif

loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)

loJResp = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = .F.

? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)
if (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) then
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    release loHttp
    release loReq
    release loResp
    release loSbResponseBody
    release loJResp
    return
endif

// Save the OAuth2 access token for other examples to use.
loJResp.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/ups_oauth2_token.json")

// If successful, the OAuth2 access token JSON looks like this:

// {
//   "token_type": "Bearer",
//   "issued_at": "1686911985606",
//   "client_id": "2498righ8wr6aihe98rt8rhowirtyw9er6twe80rtywrehrt",
//   "access_token": "eyJraW......R2sbqrY",
//   "expires_in": "14399",
//   "status": "approved"
// }

lcToken_type = loJResp.StringOf("token_type")
lcIssued_at = loJResp.StringOf("issued_at")
lcClient_id = loJResp.StringOf("client_id")
lcAccess_token = loJResp.StringOf("access_token")
lcExpires_in = loJResp.StringOf("expires_in")
lcStatus = loJResp.StringOf("status")


release loHttp
release loReq
release loResp
release loSbResponseBody
release loJResp