SQL Server

UPS OAuth2 Client Credentials

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Get an OAuth2 access token for the UPS REST API using the client credentials flow (no interactivity with a web browser required). SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Implements the following CURL command:

    -- curl -i -X POST \
    --   -u 2498righ8wr6aihe98rt8rhowirtyw9er6twe80rtywrehrt:nerf254578uh8rgt7y3h57358ouyth387h8h53h6yyh80hh578per9y7u5ruyuy4 \
    --   https://wwwcie.ups.com/security/v1/oauth/token \
    --   -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
    --   -H 'x-merchant-id: 7B3027' \
    --   -d grant_type=client_credentials

    -- Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    -- Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'BasicAuth', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Login', '2498righ8wr6aihe98rt8rhowirtyw9er6twe80rtywrehrt'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Password', 'nerf254578uh8rgt7y3h57358ouyth387h8h53h6yyh80hh578per9y7u5ruyuy4'

    DECLARE @req int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpRequest', @req OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddParam', NULL, 'grant_type', 'client_credentials'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddHeader', NULL, 'x-merchant-id', '7B3027'

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @req, 'HttpVerb', 'POST'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @req, 'ContentType', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpResponse', @resp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'HttpReq', @success OUT, 'https://wwwcie.ups.com/security/v1/oauth/token', @req, @resp
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @req
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @sbResponseBody int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbResponseBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @resp, 'GetBodySb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody

    DECLARE @jResp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jResp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jResp, 'EmitCompact', 0


    PRINT 'Response Body:'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    DECLARE @respStatusCode int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @respStatusCode OUT

    PRINT 'Response Status Code = ' + @respStatusCode
    IF @respStatusCode >= 400
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Response Header:'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'Header', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT 'Failed.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @req
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp
        RETURN
      END

    -- Save the OAuth2 access token for other examples to use.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'WriteFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/tokens/ups_oauth2_token.json'

    -- If successful, the OAuth2 access token JSON looks like this:

    -- {
    --   "token_type": "Bearer",
    --   "issued_at": "1686911985606",
    --   "client_id": "2498righ8wr6aihe98rt8rhowirtyw9er6twe80rtywrehrt",
    --   "access_token": "eyJraW......R2sbqrY",
    --   "expires_in": "14399",
    --   "status": "approved"
    -- }

    DECLARE @token_type nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @token_type OUT, 'token_type'
    DECLARE @issued_at nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @issued_at OUT, 'issued_at'
    DECLARE @client_id nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @client_id OUT, 'client_id'
    DECLARE @access_token nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @access_token OUT, 'access_token'
    DECLARE @expires_in nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @expires_in OUT, 'expires_in'
    DECLARE @status nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @status OUT, 'status'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @req
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp


END
GO