VB.NET

Google Photos OAuth2 Access Token

See more Google Photos Examples

Demonstrates how to get a Google Photos OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim oauth2 As New Chilkat.OAuth2

' For Google OAuth2, set the listen port equal to the port used
' in the Authorized Redirect URL for the Client ID.
' For example, in this case the Authorized Redirect URL would be http://localhost:3017/
' Your app should choose a port not likely not used by any other application.
oauth2.ListenPort = 3017

oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint = "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth"
oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v4/token"

' Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.ClientId = "GOOGLE-CLIENT-ID"
oauth2.ClientSecret = "GOOGLE-CLIENT-SECRET"

oauth2.CodeChallenge = True
oauth2.CodeChallengeMethod = "S256"

' This is a scope for Google Photos.  See https://developers.google.com/photos/library/guides/authentication-authorization
' This scope provides read/write access but not sharing.
oauth2.Scope = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary"

' Begin the OAuth2 three-legged flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
Dim url As String = oauth2.StartAuth()
If (oauth2.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Launch the system's default browser navigated to the URL.
success = oauth2.LaunchBrowser(url)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Now wait for the authorization.
' We'll wait for a max of 120 seconds.
Dim numMsWaited As Integer = 0
While (numMsWaited < 120000) And (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3)
    oauth2.SleepMs(100)
    numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100
End While

' If there was no response from the browser within 120 seconds, then 
' the AuthFlowState will be equal to 1 or 2.
' 1: Waiting for Redirect. The OAuth2 background thread is waiting to receive the redirect HTTP request from the browser.
' 2: Waiting for Final Response. The OAuth2 background thread is waiting for the final access token response.
' In that case, cancel the background task started in the call to StartAuth.
If (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3) Then
    oauth2.Cancel()
    Debug.WriteLine("No response from the browser!")
    Exit Sub
End If


' Check the AuthFlowState to see if authorization was granted, denied, or if some error occurred
' The possible AuthFlowState values are:
' 3: Completed with Success. The OAuth2 flow has completed, the background thread exited, and the successful JSON response is available in AccessTokenResponse property.
' 4: Completed with Access Denied. The OAuth2 flow has completed, the background thread exited, and the error JSON is available in AccessTokenResponse property.
' 5: Failed Prior to Completion. The OAuth2 flow failed to complete, the background thread exited, and the error information is available in the FailureInfo property.
If (oauth2.AuthFlowState = 5) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("OAuth2 failed to complete.")
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.FailureInfo)
    Exit Sub
End If


If (oauth2.AuthFlowState = 4) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("OAuth2 authorization was denied.")
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse)
    Exit Sub
End If


If (oauth2.AuthFlowState <> 3) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Unexpected AuthFlowState:" & oauth2.AuthFlowState)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
Dim sbJson As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbJson.Append(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse)
sbJson.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json","utf-8",False)

' The saved JSON response looks like this:
' {
'   "access_token": "ya29.GlamBqWR6cp8lEfJMmTHVEua45912XLKoq4djyHl_Z3CEIzsPLIZkJSGie5oOrbaggy1rjJHn1zW5bjqSesGr5MEYIp9Hx-0CuvjVYf8srg2jeaDMwMACvzemp43",
'   "expires_in": 3600,
'   "refresh_token": "1/rl6k16nysDl9Bp1EhRH9F1WyRIoiSQAvko49Z4yY694MT5V1QXLj2ibNZGaRgek0",
'   "scope": "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary",
'   "token_type": "Bearer"
' }

Debug.WriteLine("OAuth2 authorization granted!")
Debug.WriteLine("Access Token = " & oauth2.AccessToken)