Node.js

Yahoo Mail Refresh OAuth2 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to refresh an OAuth2 Yahoo Mail access token. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  This example requires 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 
    //  saved by this example: Get Yahoo Mail OAuth2 Access Token

    var jsonToken = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("Failed to load googleSheets.json");
        return;
    }

    //  The access token JSON looks like this:

    //  {
    //    "access_token": "kCVQdnOdul...LHucA--",
    //    "refresh_token": "AIenVWETSo0jklFBVkPS8vVm8E.Dj9ToRG.xDbDYmZ55WIs5t6CZhDkD",
    //    "expires_in": 3600,
    //    "token_type": "bearer",
    //    "xoauth_yahoo_guid": "HGDQCVF6JB4YDOWHITPJFBHCWA"
    //  }

    var oauth2 = new chilkat.OAuth2();

    //  See Step 5 at https://developer.yahoo.com/oauth2/guide/flows_authcode/
    oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://api.login.yahoo.com/oauth2/get_token";

    //  Replace these with actual values.
    oauth2.ClientId = "CLIENT_ID";
    oauth2.ClientSecret = "CLIENT_SECRET";

    //  Get the "refresh_token"
    oauth2.RefreshToken = jsonToken.StringOf("refresh_token");

    //  Send the HTTP POST to refresh the access token..
    success = oauth2.RefreshAccessToken();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(oauth2.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  The response contains a new access token, but we must keep
    //  our existing refresh token for when we need to refresh again in the future.
    jsonToken.UpdateString("access_token",oauth2.AccessToken);

    //  Save the new JSON access token response to a file.
    var sbJson = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    jsonToken.EmitCompact = false;
    jsonToken.EmitSb(sbJson);
    sbJson.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json","utf-8",false);

    console.log("OAuth2 authorization granted!");
    console.log("New Access Token = " + oauth2.AccessToken);

}

chilkatExample();