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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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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var http = new chilkat.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

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

    req.HttpVerb = "POST";
    req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";

    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpReq("https://apis.usps.com/oauth2/v3/token",req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);

    var jResp = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.EmitCompact = false;

    console.log("Response Body:");
    console.log(jResp.Emit());

    var respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        console.log("Response Header:");
        console.log(resp.Header);
        console.log("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": "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"
    //  }

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

    var access_token = jResp.StringOf("access_token");
    var token_type = jResp.StringOf("token_type");
    var issued_at = jResp.IntOf("issued_at");
    var expires_in = jResp.IntOf("expires_in");
    var status = jResp.StringOf("status");
    var scope = jResp.StringOf("scope");
    var issuer = jResp.StringOf("issuer");
    var client_id = jResp.StringOf("client_id");
    var application_name = jResp.StringOf("application_name");
    var api_products = jResp.StringOf("api_products");
    var public_key = jResp.StringOf("public_key");

}

chilkatExample();