Visual Basic 6.0

Moody's REST API - Get OAuth2 Token

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Demonstrates how to get an OAuth2 access token for the Moody's REST API. 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

Dim req As New ChilkatHttpRequest
req.AddParam "grant_type","password"
req.AddParam "scope","api/ratings api/addin rest"
req.AddParam "username","my_username"
req.AddParam "password","my_password"
' I have no idea of where to get the client_id or client_secret.
' When you create a Moody's App, it only provides an "API Key".
req.AddParam "client_id","my_client_id"
req.AddParam "client_secret","my_client_secret"

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

Dim resp As New ChilkatHttpResponse
success = http.HttpReq("https://api.moodys.com/OAuth/Token",req,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "status code = " & resp.StatusCode
Dim responseBody As String
responseBody = resp.BodyStr
Debug.Print responseBody

' Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
If (resp.StatusCode = 200) Then
    Dim fac As New CkFileAccess
    success = fac.WriteEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/moodys.json",resp.BodyStr,"utf-8",0)
End If