Sample code for 30+ languages & platforms
Objective-C

Schwab OAuth2 in a Desktop App

See more Schwab Examples

Demonstrates how to get a Charles Schwab OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script.

Chilkat Objective-C Downloads

Objective-C
#import <CkoOAuth2.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>

BOOL success = NO;

//  To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

//  This is the way to initially obtain the OAuth2 access token.  Afterwards it can be 
//  repeatedly refreshed without user interaction, as shown in this example: Refresh Schwab OAuth2 Access Token.

CkoOAuth2 *oauth2 = [[CkoOAuth2 alloc] init];

//  Your applicaton must use your own public web server as an intermediate
//  to receive and forward the redirect to localhost.
//  See Using Your Web Server as an Intermediary for OAuth2 Redirect to localhost

oauth2.AppCallbackUrl = @"https://yourwebserver.com/OAuth2.php";
oauth2.ListenPort = [NSNumber numberWithInt:3017];

oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint = @"https://api.schwabapi.com/v1/oauth/authorize";
oauth2.TokenEndpoint = @"https://api.schwabapi.com/v1/oauth/token";

//  Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.ClientId = @"APP_KEY";
oauth2.ClientSecret = @"APP_SECRET";
oauth2.UseBasicAuth = YES;
oauth2.CodeChallenge = NO;

oauth2.Scope = @"";

//  Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
NSString *url = [oauth2 StartAuth];
if (oauth2.LastMethodSuccess == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",oauth2.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@%@",@"url = ",url);

//  Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
//  The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
success = [oauth2 LaunchBrowser: url];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",oauth2.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
int numMsWaited = 0;
while ((numMsWaited < 90000) && ([oauth2.AuthFlowState intValue] < 3)) {
    [oauth2 SleepMs: [NSNumber numberWithInt: 100]];
    numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100;
}

//  If the browser does not respond within the specified time, AuthFlowState will be:
//  
//  1: Waiting for Redirect – The OAuth2 background thread is waiting for the browser's redirect request.
//  2: Waiting for Final Response – The thread is awaiting the final access token response.
//  In either case, cancel the background task initiated by StartAuth.

if ([oauth2.AuthFlowState intValue] < 3) {
    [oauth2 Cancel];
    NSLog(@"%@",@"No response from the browser!");
    return;
}

//  Check AuthFlowState to determine if authorization was granted, denied, or failed:
//  
//  3: Success – OAuth2 flow completed, the background thread exited, and the successful response is in AccessTokenResponse.
//  4: Access Denied – OAuth2 flow completed, the background thread exited, and the error response is in AccessTokenResponse.
//  5: Failure – OAuth2 flow failed before completion, the background thread exited, and error details are in FailureInfo.

if ([oauth2.AuthFlowState intValue] == 5) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"OAuth2 failed to complete.");
    NSLog(@"%@",oauth2.FailureInfo);
    return;
}

if ([oauth2.AuthFlowState intValue] == 4) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"OAuth2 authorization was denied.");
    NSLog(@"%@",oauth2.AccessTokenResponse);
    return;
}

if ([oauth2.AuthFlowState intValue] != 3) {
    NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Unexpected AuthFlowState:",[oauth2.AuthFlowState intValue]);
    return;
}

//  Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
CkoStringBuilder *sbJson = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[sbJson Append: oauth2.AccessTokenResponse];
[sbJson WriteFile: @"qa_data/tokens/schwab-access-token.json" charset: @"utf-8" emitBom: NO];

//  The full JSON received looks like this:
//  {
//    "expires_in": 3600,
//    "x_refresh_token_expires_in": 8726400,
//    "refresh_token": "L011546037639r ... 3vR2DrbOmg0Sdagw",
//    "access_token": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0 ... oETJEMbeggg",
//    "token_type": "bearer"
//  }

NSLog(@"%@",@"OAuth2 authorization granted!");
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Access Token = ",oauth2.AccessToken);