(Node.js) 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)

For more information, see https://developer-docs.amazon.com/sp-api/docs/connecting-to-the-selling-partner-api

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.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

    var req = new chilkat.HttpRequest();
    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");

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PostUrlEncoded("https://api.amazon.com/auth/o2/token",req);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var statusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("Status Code = " + statusCode);

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.Load(resp.BodyStr);

    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(json.Emit());

    if (statusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("Failed.");
        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...)
    var success = json.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/sp_api_lwa_token.json");

    console.log("access_token: " + json.StringOf("access_token"));
    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();