VB.NET Requires Chilkat v11.5.0+

Box: Identify the User Behind an Access Token

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Identify the account whose permissions and root folder the token uses. Start here when an app cannot see files visible in a personal Box account.

See the Box API guide for setup and the complete workflow.

VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

'  Requires Chilkat 11.5.0 or later and a previously unlocked Chilkat bundle.
'  See Global Unlock Sample.
'  Guide: Box API Guide.

success = False

'  Supply an unexpired token obtained with one of the Box authentication examples.
'  A token represents a particular user or service account. IDs must be accessible to it.
Dim curl As New Chilkat.HttpCurl
curl.SetVar("access_token","BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")

curl.ClearTargetOutput("*")
Dim authorizedCommand1 As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
authorizedCommand1.SetString("curl -X GET ""https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me?fields=id,name,login"" -H ""Authorization: Bearer {{access_token}}""")
Dim headerReplacement1 As Integer = authorizedCommand1.Replace("{{access_token}}",curl.GetVar("access_token"))
success = curl.DoYourThing(authorizedCommand1.GetAsString())
If ((success <> True) Or (curl.StatusCode <> 200)) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Box request failed. HTTP status: " & curl.StatusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failure reason: " & curl.FailReason)
    Debug.WriteLine(curl.ResponseBodyStr)
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.WriteLine(curl.ResponseBodyStr)