(C#) Get a Xero OAuth2 Access Token

Gets a Xero OAuth2 access token.

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

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// For more information about the OAuth2, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

Chilkat.OAuth2 oauth2 = new Chilkat.OAuth2();

// For Xero OAuth2, set the listen port equal to the port used
// in the Authorized Redirect URL for the Client ID.
// For example, in this case the Authorized Redirect URL would be http://localhost:55568/
// Your app should choose a port not likely not used by any other application.
// See Xero OAuth2 for Desktop Apps for more information.
oauth2.ListenPort = 55568;

oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint = "https://login.xero.com/identity/connect/authorize";
oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://identity.xero.com/connect/token";

// Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.ClientId = "XERO_APP_OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID";
oauth2.ClientSecret = "XERO_APP_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET";
oauth2.UseBasicAuth = true;

// See https://developer.xero.com/documentation/oauth2/scopes for a complete list of scopes.
// You will need to change the scopes depending on what access is needed..
oauth2.Scope = "openid profile email accounting.transactions accounting.attachments accounting.settings payroll.employees offline_access";

// Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
string url = oauth2.StartAuth();
if (oauth2.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("url = " + url);

// Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
// The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
bool success = oauth2.LaunchBrowser(url);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
int numMsWaited = 0;
while ((numMsWaited < 90000) && (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3)) {
    oauth2.SleepMs(100);
    numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100;
}

// If the browser does not respond within the specified time, AuthFlowState will be:
// 
// 1: Waiting for Redirect - The OAuth2 background thread is waiting for the browser's redirect request.
// 2: Waiting for Final Response - The thread is awaiting the final access token response.
// In either case, cancel the background task initiated by StartAuth.

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3) {
    oauth2.Cancel();
    Debug.WriteLine("No response from the browser!");
    return;
}

// Check AuthFlowState to determine if authorization was granted, denied, or failed:
// 
// 3: Success - OAuth2 flow completed, the background thread exited, and the successful response is in AccessTokenResponse.
// 4: Access Denied - OAuth2 flow completed, the background thread exited, and the error response is in AccessTokenResponse.
// 5: Failure - OAuth2 flow failed before completion, the background thread exited, and error details are in FailureInfo.

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState == 5) {
    Debug.WriteLine("OAuth2 failed to complete.");
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.FailureInfo);
    return;
}

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState == 4) {
    Debug.WriteLine("OAuth2 authorization was denied.");
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse);
    return;
}

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState != 3) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + Convert.ToString(oauth2.AuthFlowState));
    return;
}

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

// The saved JSON response looks like this:

// 	{
// 	 "access_token": "...",
// 	 "token_type": "Bearer",
// 	 "expires_in": 3600,
// 	 "refresh_token": "..."
// 	}
// 
Debug.WriteLine("OAuth2 authorization granted!");
Debug.WriteLine("Access Token = " + oauth2.AccessToken);