C++

Amazon SP-API Request an LWA access token

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Request an LWA access token, make a secure HTTP POST to the LWA authentication server (https://api.amazon.com/auth/o2/token) C++

#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHttpRequest.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.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.

    CkHttp http;

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST https://example.com/auth/o2/token \
    //   -H "Host: api.amazon.com" \
    //   -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8" \
    //   -d "grant_type=refresh_token" \
    //   -d "refresh_token=Aztr|..." \
    //   -d "client_id=foodev" \
    //   -d "client_secret=Y76SDl2F"

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

    CkHttpRequest req;
    req.AddParam("grant_type","refresh_token");
    req.AddParam("refresh_token","Aztr|...");
    req.AddParam("client_id","foodev");
    req.AddParam("client_secret","Y76SDl2F");

    req.AddHeader("Host","api.amazon.com");

    req.put_HttpVerb("POST");
    req.put_ContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpReq("https://api.amazon.com/auth/o2/token",req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    int statusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    std::cout << "Status Code = " << statusCode << "\r\n";

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.Load(resp.bodyStr());

    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    std::cout << json.emit() << "\r\n";

    if (statusCode != 200) {
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Success returns this JSON:

    // {
    //   "access_token": "Atza|...",
    //   "refresh_token": "Atzr|...",
    //   "token_type": "bearer",
    //   "expires_in": 3600
    // }

    // Save the JSON token to a file for use in subsequent calls.
    // (this example is passing a relative file path.  You don't need to save to a file
    // if, for example, you keep the access token in-memory for subsequent use...)
    success = json.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/sp_api_lwa_token.json");

    std::cout << "access_token: " << json.stringOf("access_token") << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "Success." << "\r\n";
    }