digital-assistance-scheme

Digital Assistance Scheme

The digital Assistance Scheme demo project

Reference links

Defra API developer portal: https://developer-portal.trade.defra.gov.uk

User guide page: https://developer-portal.trade.defra.gov.uk/User-Guide/Sample-Project

Terms of use: https://developer-portal.trade.defra.gov.uk/User-Guide/Terms-Of-Use

Requirements

• A version of Visual Studio supporting ASP .NET Core 3.1.
• Login credentials for an active account on the Defra API developer portal.
• Client ID, Client Secret and Redirect URI for an active application created via the Defra API developer portal.

Setup

• Make a local copy of this repository.
• Open the appsettings.Development.json file and add the client ID, client secret and redirect URI from your application created in the Defra API developer portal.
• Ensure the localhost address and port number match the redirect URL you have setup in the application created in the Defra API developer portal.

Running the project

• Run the project from Visual Studio and then you may follow the on screen steps which will walk through the process of:
  • Building requests.
  • Logging in using your Defra API developer portal account.
  • Accepting scopes as a user for contacting APIs.
  • Requesting access and refresh tokens.
  • Using the access token to make a request to a protected API.
  • Viewing the response from the request on screen.