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USPS OAuth2 Client Credentials

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Get an OAuth2 access token for the United States Postal Service (USPS) REST API.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpRequest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new Http();

        // Implements the following CURL command:

        // curl -X POST https://apis.usps.com/oauth2/v3/token \
        //   -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
        //   -d "grant_type=client_credentials" \
        //   -d "client_id=123456789" \
        //   -d "client_secret=A1B2C3D4E5" \
        //   -d "scope=ResourceA+ResourceB+ResourceC"

        // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
        // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

        HttpRequest req = new HttpRequest();
        req.addParam("grant_type", "client_credentials");
        req.addParam("client_id", "123456789");
        req.addParam("client_secret", "A1B2C3D4E5");
        req.addParam("scope", "ResourceA+ResourceB+ResourceC");

        req.setHttpVerb("POST");
        req.setContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpReq("https://apis.usps.com/oauth2/v3/token", req, resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
        resp.getBodySb(sbResponseBody);

        JsonObject jResp = new JsonObject();
        jResp.loadSb(sbResponseBody);
        jResp.setEmitCompact(false);

        System.out.println("Response Body:");
        System.out.println(jResp.emit());

        int respStatusCode = resp.getStatusCode();
        System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
            System.out.println("Response Header:");
            System.out.println(resp.getHeader());
            System.out.println("Failed.");
            return;
        }

        // Sample JSON response:
        // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

        // {
        //   "access_token": "eyJraWQiOiIxMDEwMTAiLCJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIiLCJhdWQiOiJhZGRyZXNzZXMgaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbC1wcmljZXMgc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyBwYXltZW50cyBwaWNrdXAgdHJhY2tpbmcgbGFiZWxzIHNjYW4tZm9ybXMgY29tcGFuaWVzIHNlcnZpY2UtZGVsaXZlcnktc3RhbmRhcmRzIGxvY2F0aW9ucyBpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLWxhYmVscyBwcmljZXMiLCJhenAiOiJoeXI3YjN2Q1J0cFl0QUhNMWE4Y2RVcmt5eUZtTmtiZyIsIm9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbl9pZCI6IjAiLCJpc3MiOiJ1cm46XC9cL2FwaS51c3BzLmNvbSIsImV4cCI6MTY4MDkxNzc4NiwiaWF0IjoxNjgwODg4OTg2LCJqdGkiOiI3YjU5MzJlMS05NjIxLTQzZDAtYTMyNy0xMzIxYWVjNzJjZGYifQ.QzrUxlT2rG4jvYbMDGnk23j8ZYfHJcdXPKR9CbSmcKeVpURaHhEMpPB6K4x5ut3xxeEGSzeE5VRz8vixI4iqyHsD8rSdkLTPHy0iovUHOZQBAJVQ6hii9jpLhxUXmiTtH3jKzSj_f2fuNmZbIGhf-CR2FBeWF-aBPzEDEMV95nkCUMfW_Z2BmkbraSfvQZxkCO-cLrMAwlYcrzUtaJ7vnazeQB4sep5BBHBEvsa4kfq6_tz6BAKgv3R7cI2NkSv-wgy_IGoTjVCMTS8mJHGs_t8cWCO8-z4lxW1tUwIBKOCUDpmEEnGgiG6Sl0C_gGl4bZ5cDSl4IgPpcOVi9jZ7LA",
        //   "token_type": "Bearer",
        //   "issued_at": 1680888985929,
        //   "expires_in": 28799,
        //   "status": "approved",
        //   "scope": "addresses international-prices subscriptions payments pickup tracking labels scan-forms companies service-delivery-standards locations international-labels prices",
        //   "issuer": "api.usps.com",
        //   "client_id": "hyr7b3vCRtpYtAHM1a8cdUrkyyFmNkbg",
        //   "application_name": "Silver Shipper Developer",
        //   "api_products": "[Shipping-Silver]",
        //   "public_key": "LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBQVUJMSUMgS0VZLS0tLS0KTUlJQklqQU5CZ2txaGtpRzl3MEJBUUVGQUFPQ0FROEFNSUlCQ2dLQ0FRRUF4QWxwZjNSNEE1S0lwZnhJVWk1bgpMTFByZjZVZTV3MktzeGxSVzE1UWV0UzBjWGVxaW9OT2hXbDNaaVhEWEdKT3ZuK3RoY0NWVVQ3WC9JZWYvTENZCkhUWk1kYUJOdW55VHEwT2RNZmVkUU8zYUNKZmwvUnJPTHYyaG9TRDR4U1YxRzFuTTc1RTlRYitFZ1p0cmFEUXoKNW42SXRpMUMzOHFGMjU5NVRHUWVUemx3Wk1LQng1VTY2bGwzNzlkZ2plTUJxS3ppVHZHWEpOdVg5ZzRrRlBIaApTLzNERm9FNkVFSW8zUHExeDlXTnRaSm93VkRwQUVZZTQ3SU1UdXJDN2NGcXp2d3M1b1BDRHQ4c083N2lUdDN0Cm1vK3NrM2ExWnZSaGs2WUQ3Zkt1UldQVzFEYUM4dC9pazlnWnhqQndYNlZsSUhDRzRZSHlYejZteWdGV09jMmEKOVFJREFRQUIKLS0tLS1FTkQgUFVCTElDIEtFWS0tLS0t"
        // }

        // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
        // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

        String access_token = jResp.stringOf("access_token");
        String token_type = jResp.stringOf("token_type");
        int issued_at = jResp.intOf("issued_at");
        int expires_in = jResp.intOf("expires_in");
        String status = jResp.stringOf("status");
        String scope = jResp.stringOf("scope");
        String issuer = jResp.stringOf("issuer");
        String client_id = jResp.stringOf("client_id");
        String application_name = jResp.stringOf("application_name");
        String api_products = jResp.stringOf("api_products");
        String public_key = jResp.stringOf("public_key");
    }
}