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Test Salesforce OAuth2 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to make a simple Salesforce REST API call to test a previously obtained access token.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# This example does the following:

# curl -X GET https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/userinfo \
#      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

http = chilkat2.Http()

# Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
# Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

# This example assumes the OAuth2 access token was previously fetched 
# and saved to a file.  See Get SalesForce OAuth2 Access Token via Authorization Flow

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/_salesforce.json")
if (success == False):
    print("Failed to load OAuth2 access token.")
    sys.exit()

# Here's an example of the JSON:

# {
#   "access_token": "00D41000....uLZBpT6",
#   "refresh_token": "5Aep....25xdGgkrV",
#   "signature": "cjTbSc5DvcKpaMoRTzuQTJLb1tcMw8LEO01flq4aMD4=",
#   "scope": "refresh_token id",
#   "instance_url": "https://d41000000f8a0eak-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com",
#   "id": "https://login.salesforce.com/id/00D41000000F8A0EAK/005410000....xAAE",
#   "token_type": "Bearer",
#   "issued_at": "1738348388166"
# }

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
http.AuthToken = json.StringOf("access_token")

# We want to build the following URL:  https://<instance_id>.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/userinfo
sbUrl = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
sbUrl.Append(json.StringOf("instance_url"))
sbUrl.Append("/services/oauth2/userinfo")

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
success = http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.GetAsString(),sbResponseBody)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Response status code = " + str(http.LastStatus))

jsonResponse = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
print(jsonResponse.Emit())

# The expected JSON response is something like this:

# {
#   "sub": "005xxxxxxxxxxxx",
#   "name": "John Doe",
#   "preferred_username": "johndoe@example.com",
#   "email": "johndoe@example.com",
#   "profile": "https://na85.salesforce.com/005xxxxxxxxxxxx"
# ...
# ...
# }