PowerBuilder

Refresh eBay Application Access Token

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

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Oauth2

li_Success = 0

// 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"
// }

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Json
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
li_Success = loo_Json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/ebay-access-token.json")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug "Failed to load the existing ebay access token JSON."
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

loo_Oauth2 = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Oauth2.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.OAuth2")

loo_Oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://api.sandbox.ebay.com/identity/v1/oauth2/token"

// Replace these with actual values.
loo_Oauth2.ClientId = "EBAY_CLIENT_ID"
loo_Oauth2.ClientSecret = "EBAY_CLIENT_SECRET"

// Get the "refresh_token"
loo_Oauth2.RefreshToken = loo_Json.StringOf("refresh_token")

// Send the HTTP POST to refresh the access token..
li_Success = loo_Oauth2.RefreshAccessToken()
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Oauth2.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Oauth2
    return
end if

// Load the access token response into the JSON object 
loo_Json.Load(loo_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.
loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
loo_Json.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/ebay-access-token.json")

Write-Debug "OAuth2 authorization granted!"
Write-Debug "New Access Token = " + loo_Oauth2.AccessToken


destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_Oauth2