Rust Requires Chilkat v10.1.2+
Rust
Quickbooks OAuth2 in a Desktop App
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Demonstrates how to get a QuickBooks OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script.Chilkat Rust Downloads
// To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// IMPORTANT: You first need to define an App in the Quickbooks Developer Dashboard.
// See How to Create an App in QuickBooks Developer Dashboard
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// This example is for desktop applicatons (it is not for code that runs on a web server).
// You'll need to add a line (or a few lines of code) to popup a web browser that navigates to a URL.
// This is the way to initially obtain the OAuth2 access token. Afterwards it can be
// repeatedly refreshed without user interaction, as shown in this example: Refresh Quickbooks OAuth2 Access Token.
let oauth2 = chilkat::OAuth2::new();
// QuickBooks OAuth2 allows for an "http://localhost:<portNumber>/" callback URL for sandbox testing,
// but not for production.
// In production, your applicaton must use your own public web server as an intermediate
// to receive and forward the redirect to localhost.
// See Using Your Web Server as an Intermediary for OAuth2 Redirect to localhost
oauth2.set_app_callback_url("https://yourwebserver.com/OAuth2.php");
oauth2.set_listen_port(3017);
oauth2.set_authorization_endpoint("https://appcenter.intuit.com/connect/oauth2");
oauth2.set_token_endpoint("https://oauth.platform.intuit.com/oauth2/v1/tokens/bearer");
// Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.set_client_id("QUICKBOOKS-CLIENT-ID");
oauth2.set_client_secret("QUICKBOOKS-CLIENT-SECRET");
oauth2.set_use_basic_auth(true);
oauth2.set_code_challenge(false);
// Indicate the desired access. Possible scopes that can appear in the list are:
// com.intuit.quickbooks.accounting: QuickBooks Online API
// com.intuit.quickbooks.payment: QuickBooks Payments API
// openid: OpenID Connect processing
// profile: user's given and family names
// email: user's email address
// phone: user's phone number
// address: user's physical address
oauth2.set_scope("com.intuit.quickbooks.accounting");
// Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow. This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
let Ok(url) = oauth2.start_auth() else {
println!("{}", oauth2.last_error_text());
return;
};
println!("url = {}", url);
// Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
// The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
if oauth2.launch_browser(&url).is_err() {
println!("{}", oauth2.last_error_text());
return;
}
// Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
let mut num_ms_waited = 0;
while (num_ms_waited < 90000) && (oauth2.auth_flow_state() < 3) {
oauth2.sleep_ms(100);
num_ms_waited = num_ms_waited + 100;
}
// If the browser does not respond within the specified time, AuthFlowState will be:
//
// 1: Waiting for Redirect – The OAuth2 background thread is waiting for the browser's redirect request.
// 2: Waiting for Final Response – The thread is awaiting the final access token response.
// In either case, cancel the background task initiated by StartAuth.
if oauth2.auth_flow_state() < 3 {
let _ = oauth2.cancel();
println!("No response from the browser!");
return;
}
// Check AuthFlowState to determine if authorization was granted, denied, or failed:
//
// 3: Success – OAuth2 flow completed, the background thread exited, and the successful response is in AccessTokenResponse.
// 4: Access Denied – OAuth2 flow completed, the background thread exited, and the error response is in AccessTokenResponse.
// 5: Failure – OAuth2 flow failed before completion, the background thread exited, and error details are in FailureInfo.
if oauth2.auth_flow_state() == 5 {
println!("OAuth2 failed to complete.");
println!("{}", oauth2.failure_info());
return;
}
if oauth2.auth_flow_state() == 4 {
println!("OAuth2 authorization was denied.");
println!("{}", oauth2.access_token_response());
return;
}
if oauth2.auth_flow_state() != 3 {
println!("Unexpected AuthFlowState:{}", oauth2.auth_flow_state());
return;
}
// Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
let sb_json = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();
let _ = sb_json.append(&oauth2.access_token_response());
let _ = sb_json.write_file("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json", "utf-8", false);
// The full JSON received looks like this:
// {
// "expires_in": 3600,
// "x_refresh_token_expires_in": 8726400,
// "refresh_token": "L011546037639r ... 3vR2DrbOmg0Sdagw",
// "access_token": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0 ... oETJEMbeggg",
// "token_type": "bearer"
// }
println!("OAuth2 authorization granted!");
println!("Access Token = {}", oauth2.access_token());
// Get the realmId if needed...
// See About the QuickBooks REST API Realm ID, also known as Company ID
if let Ok(realm_id) = oauth2.get_redirect_request_param("realmId") {
println!("realmId: {}", realm_id);
} else {
println!("No realmId was provided.");
}