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B4X Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

TikTok Shop Get Categories

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An example showing how to use a TikTok Shops access token in an API call.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As ChilkatHttp
http.Initialize("http")

'  It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
'  This example loads the JSON access token file 
'  saved by this example: Get TikTok Shop OAuth2 Access Token
'  or refrehsed by this example: Get TikTok Shop Refresh OAuth2 Access Token
Dim jsonToken As ChilkatJsonObject
jsonToken.Initialize
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/tiktok-shops.json")
If success <> True Then
    Log("Failed to load tiktok-shops.json")
    Return
End If


'  Replace values in all caps with your specific values.
'  SHOP_CIPHER and SHOP_ID are returned from this example: Get Authorized Shops
Dim queryParams As ChilkatJsonObject
queryParams.Initialize
queryParams.UpdateString("app_key", "APP_KEY")
queryParams.UpdateString("shop_cipher", "SHOP_CIPHER")
queryParams.UpdateString("shop_id", "SHOP_ID")
Dim dt As ChilkatDateTime
dt.Initialize
queryParams.UpdateString("timestamp", dt.GetAsUnixTimeStr(False))
queryParams.UpdateInt("version", 202309)

'  Sort the JSON members by member name, in ascending order (A-Z), case sensitive..
Dim ascending As Boolean = True
Dim caseSensitive As Boolean = True
queryParams.Sort(ascending, caseSensitive)

Dim appSecret As String = "APP_SECRET"
Dim path As String = "/product/202309/categories"

'  Build the StringToSign
Dim sb As ChilkatStringBuilder
sb.Initialize
sb.Append(appSecret)
sb.Append(path)
Dim numParams As Int = queryParams.Size
Dim i As Int = 0
Do While i < numParams
    sb.Append(queryParams.NameAt(i))
    sb.Append(queryParams.StringAt(i))
    i = i + 1
Loop
sb.Append(appSecret)

Dim crypt As ChilkatCrypt2
crypt.Initialize("crypt")
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "SHA256"
crypt.MacAlgorithm = "HMAC"
crypt.EncodingMode = "hex_lower"
crypt.SetMacKeyString(appSecret)

Dim sig As String = crypt.MacStringENC(sb.GetAsString)

queryParams.UpdateString("access_token", jsonToken.StringOf("data.access_token"))
queryParams.UpdateString("sign", sig)

http.SetRequestHeader("x-tts-access-token", jsonToken.StringOf("data.access_token"))
http.SetRequestHeader("content-type", "application/json")

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
resp.Initialize
success = http.HttpParams("GET", "https://open-api.tiktokglobalshop.com/product/202309/categories", queryParams, resp)
If success = False Then
    Log(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
resp.GetBodyJson(json)

Log(resp.StatusCode)

Dim id As String
Dim is_leaf As Boolean
Dim local_name As String
Dim parent_id As String
Dim j As Int
Dim count_j As Int
Dim strVal As String

Dim code As Int = json.IntOf("code")
Dim message As String = json.StringOf("message")
Dim request_id As String = json.StringOf("request_id")
i = 0
Dim count_i As Int = json.SizeOfArray("data.categories")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    id = json.StringOf("data.categories[i].id")
    is_leaf = json.BoolOf("data.categories[i].is_leaf")
    local_name = json.StringOf("data.categories[i].local_name")
    Log("local_name: " & local_name)
    parent_id = json.StringOf("data.categories[i].parent_id")
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("data.categories[i].permission_statuses")
    Do While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        strVal = json.StringOf("data.categories[i].permission_statuses[j]")
        j = j + 1
    Loop
    i = i + 1
Loop