VBScript

Google OAuth2 v3 userinfo (https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/userinfo)

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Demonstrates how to get the Google OAuth2 v3 userinfo.

Important: Make sure the OAuth2 access token included "profile" in the list of scopes.

VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

' It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
' This example loads the JSON access token file 
' originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
' or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

set jsonToken = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed to load googleContacts.json")
    WScript.Quit
End If

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Make sure the access token was obtained with "profile" included in the list of scopes.
' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/userinfo",sbResponseBody)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    outFile.WriteLine(sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Sample JSON Response

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
json.EmitCompact = 0
success = json.Load(sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
outFile.WriteLine(json.Emit())

' Sample response:

' {
'   "sub": "119999690625687999964",
'   "name": "Matt",
'   "given_name": "Matt",
'   "picture": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b4...eg3Zjo/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/AMZuu....3RpdA/s96-c/photo.jpg",
'   "locale": "en"
' }
' 

outFile.Close