C++

Refresh eBay Application Access Token

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This example shows how to get a new eBay REST API access token when the original is close to expiration. C++

#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkOAuth2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    //  The previously fetched eBay access token looks like this:

    //  {
    //    "access_token": "v^1.1#i^1# ... HwSAAA=",
    //    "expires_in": 7200,
    //    "refresh_token": "v^1.1#i^1# ... FXjEyODQ=",
    //    "refresh_token_expires_in": 47304000,
    //    "token_type": "User Access Token"
    //  }

    CkJsonObject json;
    success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/ebay-access-token.json");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << "Failed to load the existing ebay access token JSON." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkOAuth2 oauth2;

    oauth2.put_TokenEndpoint("https://api.sandbox.ebay.com/identity/v1/oauth2/token");

    //  Replace these with actual values.
    oauth2.put_ClientId("EBAY_CLIENT_ID");
    oauth2.put_ClientSecret("EBAY_CLIENT_SECRET");

    //  Get the "refresh_token"
    oauth2.put_RefreshToken(json.stringOf("refresh_token"));

    //  Send the HTTP POST to refresh the access token..
    success = oauth2.RefreshAccessToken();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << oauth2.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Load the access token response into the JSON object 
    json.Load(oauth2.accessTokenResponse());

    //  Save the new JSON access token response to a file.
    //  The access + refresh tokens contained in this JSON will be needed for the next refresh.
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    json.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/ebay-access-token.json");

    std::cout << "OAuth2 authorization granted!" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "New Access Token = " << oauth2.accessToken() << "\r\n";
    }