Visual Basic 6.0

MercadoLibre - GET Request with Authorization Bearer Access Token

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Demonstrates how to send an HTTPS GET request to MercadoLibre with an "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" header. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

' First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
Dim jsonToken As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/mercadolibre.json")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print "Failed to load JSON access token."
    Exit Sub
End If

' This adds the "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" header field.
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

' Use your seller ID.
success = http.SetUrlVar("SELLER_ID","577815702")

Dim responseStr As String
responseStr = http.QuickGetStr("https://api.mercadolibre.com/questions/search?seller_id={$SELLER_ID}&api_version=4")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print responseStr