How to obtain a token from WordPress.com API, using Axios, from an Electron/node

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  tsurubaso · Member · Feb 12, 2022 at 3:30 pm

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  I hope you are all well.

  I would like to say that I am not asking questions about WordPress.org but for wordpress.com.

  I have an Electron App, and I want to make a Oauth2 authentication.

  with the wordpress.com api using Axios.

  I am able to obtain “the code”. I need to send it back with some more information to obtain the Token.

  I was mainly using this example of implementation: How to access WordPress authentication token

  This other example look like to be useful also but I am not competent in this language.

  Here is my code for the call to the API. And bellow the part that is not working.

  .then(async (code) => {
          console.log('En dehors de la loop ' + code);
      
          const options={
              grant_type: 'authorization_code',
              code: code,
              client_id: codes.client_idWP,
              client_secret: codes.client_secretWP,
              redirect_uri: codes.urlWP.redirect,
          }
  
          var authOptions ={
              method: "POST",
              url:'https://public-api.wordpress.com/oauth2/token',
              form: options,
              headers: {
  
                  'Authorization': 'Basic ' + (Buffer.from(codes.client_idWP + ':' + codes.client_secretWP).toString('base64'))
              },
              json: true
          }
          await axios
              (authOptions)
              .then(async (response) => {
                  //console.log(response);
              })
              .catch((err) => {
                  //console.log(err);
              });
      });

  I hope you are all well.

  I have an Electron App, and I want to make a Oauth2 authentication.

  with the wordpress.com api using Axios.

  I am able to obtain “the code”. I need to send it back with some more information to obtain the Token.

  I was mainly using this example of implementation: How to access WordPress authentication token

  This other example look like to be useful also but I am not competent in this language. https://since1979.dev/snippet-014-setup-axios-for-the-wordpress-rest-api/

  Here is my code for the call to the API. And bellow the part that is not working.

  .then(async (code) => {
  console.log(‘En dehors de la loop ‘ + code);

  const options={
  grant_type: ‘authorization_code’,
  code: code,
  client_id: codes.client_idWP,
  client_secret: codes.client_secretWP,
  redirect_uri: codes.urlWP.redirect,
  }

  var authOptions ={
  method: “POST”,
  url:’https://public-api.wordpress.com/oauth2/token’,
  form: options,
  headers: {

  ‘Authorization’: ‘Basic ‘ + (Buffer.from(codes.client_idWP + ‘:’ + codes.client_secretWP).toString(‘base64’))
  },
  json: true
  }
  await axios
  (authOptions)
  .then(async (response) => {
  //console.log(response);
  })
  .catch((err) => {
  //console.log(err);
  });
  });

  The error message is quite long. You can find it here. It is a
  Error: Request failed with status code 400

  You will be extremely nice to help me on finding a solution to this problem.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  staff-sheva · Staff · Feb 13, 2022 at 10:27 pm

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  Hi @tsurubaso,

  I suggest checking out our developer resources: https://developer.wordpress.com/

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  tsurubaso · Member · Feb 14, 2022 at 2:29 am

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  Hello Metabreakr, I hope you are well.
  I am having a look to your doc, for one week, 2 to 3 hour a day.
  With pleasure I will read and read again those docs.
  My main problem is that I am not a born engineer, and I don’t find a previous working example for my configuration.
  I know that you have an Official app using Electron.
  May be a reason why no body wants to try Electron with WordPress.com, and why there is so few tutorial.
  There is also difficulties in the naming, but I am sure you are aware of that.
  I also post in stackoverflow.com on Specialzed Electron Discord.
  I am patient.
  Then I will look at the doc again and will report here.

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  staff-mckluskey · Staff · Feb 14, 2022 at 8:56 am

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  Hi there!

  I’m afraid this is out of the scope of our support here, so we won’t be able to assist you with further questions about this.