SQL Server

HTTP Basic Authentication

Demonstrates how to use HTTP Basic authentication. SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- To use HTTP Basic authentication:
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Login', 'myLogin'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Password', 'myPassword'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'BasicAuth', 1

    -- Run the test using this URL with the credentials above.  
    -- (Works while httpbin.org keeps the test endpoint available.)
    DECLARE @jsonResponse nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @jsonResponse OUT, 'https://httpbin.org/basic-auth/myLogin/myPassword'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        RETURN
      END


    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastStatus', @iTmp0 OUT
    PRINT 'Response status code: ' + @iTmp0


    PRINT @jsonResponse

    -- Output:

    -- Response status code: 200
    -- {
    --   "authenticated": true, 
    --   "user": "myLogin"
    -- }

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http


END
GO