(Objective-C) Refresh eBay Application Access Token

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

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.80 or greater. (This example was written on 21-August-2019, before v9.5.0.80 was released. If Contact Chilkat for a pre-release if the current Chilkat version is not yet at 9.5.0.80 or greater.)

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#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <CkoOAuth2.h>

// 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"
// }

CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
BOOL success = [json LoadFile: @"qa_data/tokens/ebay-access-token.json"];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed to load the existing ebay access token JSON.");
    return;
}

CkoOAuth2 *oauth2 = [[CkoOAuth2 alloc] init];

oauth2.TokenEndpoint = @"https://api.sandbox.ebay.com/identity/v1/oauth2/token";

// Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.ClientId = @"EBAY_CLIENT_ID";
oauth2.ClientSecret = @"EBAY_CLIENT_SECRET";

// Get the "refresh_token"
oauth2.RefreshToken = [json StringOf: @"refresh_token"];

// Send the HTTP POST to refresh the access token..
success = [oauth2 RefreshAccessToken];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",oauth2.LastErrorText);
    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.EmitCompact = NO;
[json WriteFile: @"qa_data/tokens/ebay-access-token.json"];

NSLog(@"%@",@"OAuth2 authorization granted!");
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"New Access Token = ",oauth2.AccessToken);