PHP Extension

Moody's REST API - Get OAuth2 Token

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Demonstrates how to get an OAuth2 access token for the Moody's REST API. PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$http = new CkHttp();

$req = new CkHttpRequest();
$req->AddParam('grant_type','password');
$req->AddParam('scope','api/ratings api/addin rest');
$req->AddParam('username','my_username');
$req->AddParam('password','my_password');
// I have no idea of where to get the client_id or client_secret.
// When you create a Moody's App, it only provides an "API Key".
$req->AddParam('client_id','my_client_id');
$req->AddParam('client_secret','my_client_secret');

$req->put_HttpVerb('POST');
$req->put_ContentType('application/x-www-form-urlencoded');

$resp = new CkHttpResponse();
$success = $http->HttpReq('https://api.moodys.com/OAuth/Token',$req,$resp);
if ($success == false) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'status code = ' . $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\n";
$responseBody = $resp->bodyStr();
print $responseBody . "\n";

// Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
if ($resp->get_StatusCode() == 200) {
    $fac = new CkFileAccess();
    $fac->WriteEntireTextFile('qa_data/tokens/moodys.json',$resp->bodyStr(),'utf-8',false);
}


?>