Android™

LinkedIn OAuth2 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to get a LinkedIn OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or later.

Android™

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    // To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

    CkOAuth2 oauth2 = new CkOAuth2();

    // The port should match the Authorized Redirect URL in your LinkedIn app, 
    // which would look like "http://localhost:3017/"
    // See a screenshot below...
    oauth2.put_ListenPort(3017);

    oauth2.put_AuthorizationEndpoint("https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/authorization");
    oauth2.put_TokenEndpoint("https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken");

    // Replace these with actual values.
    oauth2.put_ClientId("CLIENT_ID");
    oauth2.put_ClientSecret("CLIENT_SECRET");
    oauth2.put_Scope("w_member_social");

    // Begin the OAuth2 three-legged flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
    String url = oauth2.startAuth();
    if (oauth2.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, oauth2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
    // The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
    success = oauth2.LaunchBrowser(url);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, oauth2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Wait for the interactive user to grant permission in the interactive browser session.
    // We'll wait for a max of 90 seconds.
    int numMsWaited = 0;
    while ((numMsWaited < 90000) and (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() < 3)) {
        oauth2.SleepMs(100);
        numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100;
        }

    // If there was no response from the browser within 90 seconds, then 
    // the AuthFlowState will be equal to 1 or 2.
    // 1: Waiting for Redirect. The OAuth2 background thread is waiting to receive the redirect HTTP request from the browser.
    // 2: Waiting for Final Response. The OAuth2 background thread is waiting for the final access token response.
    // In that case, cancel the background task started in the call to StartAuth.
    if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() < 3) {
        oauth2.Cancel();
        Log.i(TAG, "No response from the browser!");
        return;
        }

    // Check the AuthFlowState to see if authorization was granted, denied, or if some error occurred
    // The possible AuthFlowState values are:
    // 3: Completed with Success. The OAuth2 flow has completed, the background thread exited, and the successful JSON response is available in AccessTokenResponse property.
    // 4: Completed with Access Denied. The OAuth2 flow has completed, the background thread exited, and the error JSON is available in AccessTokenResponse property.
    // 5: Failed Prior to Completion. The OAuth2 flow failed to complete, the background thread exited, and the error information is available in the FailureInfo property.
    if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() == 5) {
        Log.i(TAG, "OAuth2 failed to complete.");
        Log.i(TAG, oauth2.failureInfo());
        return;
        }

    if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() == 4) {
        Log.i(TAG, "OAuth2 authorization was denied.");
        Log.i(TAG, oauth2.accessTokenResponse());
        return;
        }

    if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() != 3) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + String.valueOf(oauth2.get_AuthFlowState()));
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "OAuth2 authorization granted!");
    Log.i(TAG, "Access Token = " + oauth2.accessToken());

    Log.i(TAG, "Full JSON Response = " + oauth2.accessTokenResponse());

    // Example JSON Response:
    // 
    // {
    //   "access_token": "AQU7C5zU8n....ggWyUA",
    //   "expires_in": 5183999,
    //   "scope": "w_member_social"
    // }

    // Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
    CkStringBuilder sbJson = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbJson.Append(oauth2.accessTokenResponse());
    sbJson.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/_linkedIn.json","utf-8",false);

    // Here is an example showing how to define your App in the LinkedIn developers console:
    // 

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}