Delphi ActiveX

Salesforce OAuth2 Refresh Access Token

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Demonstrates how to refresh a Salesforce Access Token.

Note: Use Chilkat v10.1.2 or later for this example.

Delphi ActiveX

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
jsonToken: TChilkatJsonObject;
oauth2: TChilkatOAuth2;
sbJson: TChilkatStringBuilder;

begin
success := 0;

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

// It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
// This example loads the JSON access token file 
// saved by this example: Get SalesForce OAuth2 Access Token via Authorization Flow

jsonToken := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
success := jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/_salesforce.json');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to load _salesforce.json');
    Exit;
  end;

// This is an example of a Salesforce OAuth2 access token to be refreshed:

// {
//   "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"
// }

oauth2 := TChilkatOAuth2.Create(Self);

oauth2.TokenEndpoint := 'https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/token';

// Replace this with your actual client ID (Consumer Key)
oauth2.ClientId := 'CLIENT_ID';

// Note: The client secret is not required because we configured our Connected App
// to not require it for the refresh flow.  See the screenshot below.

// Get the "refresh_token"
oauth2.RefreshToken := jsonToken.StringOf('refresh_token');

// Send the HTTP POST to refresh the access token..
success := oauth2.RefreshAccessToken();
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(oauth2.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// The response contains a new access token, but we must keep
// our existing refresh token for when we need to refresh again in the future.
jsonToken.UpdateString('access_token',oauth2.AccessToken);

// Save the new JSON access token response to a file.
sbJson := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
jsonToken.EmitCompact := 0;
jsonToken.EmitSb(sbJson.ControlInterface);
sbJson.WriteFile('qa_data/tokens/_salesforce.json','utf-8',0);

Memo1.Lines.Add('OAuth2 authorization granted!');
Memo1.Lines.Add('New Access Token = ' + oauth2.AccessToken);

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Here's a screenshot of a Salesforce Connected App 
// which does not requires the secret for the authorization or refresh flow.
// 
end;