(VB.NET) Shopify Private Authentication for Private Apps

Shopify private authentication is for interacting with your own store through private applications. It uses HTTP "Basic" authentication with your Shopify private application key and secret key.

This example demonstrates how to send a private authenticated request using Chilkat Http, and then the same using Chilkat Rest.

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


' First demonstrate sending a simple request using Shopify private authentication w/ the Chilkat Http API.
Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

' To use HTTP Basic Authentication with any HTTP request, we simply set the Login, Password, and BasicAuth properties.
' Important: All HTTP requests using Basic authentication must be over SSL/TLS.
http.Login = "SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY"
http.Password = "SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_SECRET_KEY"
http.BasicAuth = True

' Make sure to replace "chilkat" with your store name.
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.QuickGetObj("https://chilkat.myshopify.com/admin/products.json")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Examine the response code.
If (resp.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Received error response code: " & resp.StatusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("Response body:")
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

    Exit Sub
End If


' Success.
Debug.WriteLine("Success.")

' Examine the JSON response 
Dim sbJson As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
resp.GetBodySb(sbJson)

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.LoadSb(sbJson)
json.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())


' -------------------------------------------------
' Now let's do the same using the Chilkat Rest API.
Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

' Provide the private app credentials:
rest.SetAuthBasic("SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY","SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_SECRET_KEY")

' Connect to the shopify server.
Dim bTls As Boolean = True
Dim port As Integer = 443
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean = True
' Make sure to replace "chilkat" with your store name.
Dim success As Boolean = rest.Connect("chilkat.myshopify.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


sbJson.Clear()
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/admin/products.json",sbJson)
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Received error response code: " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("Response body:")
    Debug.WriteLine(sbJson.GetAsString())
    Exit Sub
End If


' Success...
json.LoadSb(sbJson)
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())