Node.js

SugarCRM Authenticate

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Demonstrates how to authenticate to the SugarCRM REST v10 API. This is how an OAuth2 access token is obtained. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();

    success = rest.Connect("your.site.domain",443,true,true);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    rest.AddHeader("Cache-Control","no-cache");

    // The following code creates the JSON request body.
    // The JSON created by this code is shown below.
    var jsonReq = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jsonReq.UpdateString("grant_type","password");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("client_id","sugar");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("client_secret","CLIENT_SECRET");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("username","admin");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("password","password");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("platform","custom_api");

    // The JSON request body created by the above code:

    // {
    //   "grant_type": "password",
    //   "client_id": "sugar",
    //   "client_secret": "CLIENT_SECRET",
    //   "username": "admin",
    //   "password": "password",
    //   "platform": "custom_api"
    // }

    var sbReq = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    jsonReq.EmitSb(sbReq);

    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    var sbJson = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/rest/v10/oauth2/token",sbReq,sbJson);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("Received error response code: " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
        console.log("Response body:");
        console.log(sbJson.GetAsString());
        return;
    }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.LoadSb(sbJson);

    // The following code parses the JSON response.
    // A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.
    var access_token;
    var expires_in;
    var token_type;
    var scope;
    var refresh_token;
    var refresh_expires_in;
    var download_token;

    access_token = json.StringOf("access_token");
    expires_in = json.IntOf("expires_in");
    token_type = json.StringOf("token_type");
    scope = json.IsNullOf("scope");
    refresh_token = json.StringOf("refresh_token");
    refresh_expires_in = json.IntOf("refresh_expires_in");
    download_token = json.StringOf("download_token");

    // A sample JSON response body that is parsed by the above code:

    // {
    //   "access_token": "c6d495c9-bb25-81d2-5f81-533ef6479f9b",
    //   "expires_in": 3600,
    //   "token_type": "bearer",
    //   "scope": null,
    //   "refresh_token": "cbc40e67-12bc-4b56-a1d9-533ef62f2601",
    //   "refresh_expires_in": 1209600,
    //   "download_token": "cc5d1a9f-6627-3349-96e5-533ef6b1a493"
    // }

    console.log("Example Completed.");

}

chilkatExample();