How to get OAth Token with HttpClient?

[ThorstenBruegge]

I need to use HttpClient for the request. But I don't know how to get the token.

Here is the way I tried it:

private async void GetBicDataAsync()
    {
        HttpClient _bicAothClient;

        _bicAothClient = new HttpClient();
        _bicAothClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Basic YmljYXBwOmJpY3NlY3JldGFwcA==");

        var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(new[]
        {
            new KeyValuePair<string, string>("grant_type", "password"),
            new KeyValuePair<string, string>("username", Constants.BicAothUser),
            new KeyValuePair<string, string>("password", Constants.BicAothPassword)
        });

        var result = await _bicAothClient.PostAsync("http://app.bic-boxtech.org/oauth/token", content);
    }

But when I use

var contentString = await result.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

the result is

{"statusCode":400,"status":400,"code":400,"message":"Invalid request: method must be POST","name":"invalid_request"}

What did I wrong. I thing it's a small stupid fail. Can someone help me please.

[AltiusRupert]

Hi Thorsten, Did you follow the instructions here ? https://github.com/bic-boxtech/BIC-BoxTech-API-Samples/wiki/Authentication

I hope they help, Rupert

[ThorstenBruegge]

Hey,

Did you see the code I posted? Yes, if read the wiki, but there is no example that could help me.

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Hi Thorsten, Did you follow the instructions here ? https://github.com/bic-boxtech/BIC-BoxTech-API-Samples/wiki/Authentication

I hope they help, Rupert

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[BernierSFCloud]

Hi,

looking at your code, I would try requesting the login access token over https instead of http var result = await _bicAothClient.PostAsync("https://app.bic-boxtech.org/oauth/token", content);

I have updated the wiki accordingly

[ThorstenBruegge]

Oh I see. Thank you. I'll try it soon.

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Hi,

looking at your code, I would try requesting the login access token over https instead of http var result = await _bicAothClient.PostAsync("https://app.bic-boxtech.org/oauth/token", content);

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[ThorstenBruegge]

Ok. The docomentation for the GET request is wrong too. Hope you'll fix it. Here is an example, if you want to use the HttpClient for the requests:

private async void GetBicDataAsync()
        {
            //  HttpClient to get the token
            HttpClient bicAothClient;
            bicAothClient = new HttpClient();

            //  Add header
            bicAothClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Basic YmljYXBwOmJpY3NlY3JldGFwcA==");

            //  Set parameters
            var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(new[]
            {
                new KeyValuePair<string, string>("grant_type", "password"),
                new KeyValuePair<string, string>("username", <USERNAME>),
                new KeyValuePair<string, string>("password", <PASSWORD>)
            });

            //  POST async
            var result = await _bicAothClient.PostAsync("https://app.bic-boxtech.org/oauth/token/", content);

            //  Get content as string
            var contentString = await result.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

            //  Parse content, to get the accessToken
            var r = JToken.Parse(contentString);
            var token = r["accessToken"].Value<string>();

            //  HttpClient to get container data
            HttpClient _bicDataClient;
            bicDataClient = new HttpClient();

            //  Add accessToken to header
            bicDataClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", ("Bearer " + token));

            //  Get container data
            var bicData = await bicDataClient.GetAsync("https://app.bic-boxtech.org/api/v2.0/container/" + <CONTAINERNUMBER>);

            //  Get content as string
            var containerDataString = await bicData.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

            //  Do what you need with this content
        }

[AltiusRupert]

Thanks @tkX85 Thorsten, we will do so. Does this fix your issue ?

[ThorstenBruegge]

Hey @AltiusRupert ,

yes with the code above and the right URLs I get the content of the container.

[AltiusRupert]

Thanks Thorsten