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Pepijn Olivier
Pepijn Olivier

Reputation: 976

Failing to retrieve access token in .NET desktop app

I'm writing a .NET app that runs on a Windows computer. It is not accessible through the browser. The problem is, I can't authenticate like I should. I'm currently coding in C# .NET, more specific in C#.

Here's where it goes wrong. With this code I want to obtain an access token. The generated request URL looks like: https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/access_token?client_id=____MY_APP_ID______&redirect_uri=http://localhost/&client_secret=_____MY_APP_SECRET_____&code=____MY_RETREIVED_CODE_____ and is made through the code below.

Please note that my redirect URL is http://localhost. This should be okay, right?

Also, in my App Settings, I have the following information.

Site URL: http://localhost/ Site Domain: localhost

private String ExchangeCodeForToken(String code, Uri redirectUrl)
{
    var TokenEndpoint = new Uri("https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/access_token");
    var url = TokenEndpoint + "?" +
                      "client_id=" + _AppID + "&" +
                      "redirect_uri=" + redirectUrl + "&" +
                      "client_secret=" + _AppSecret + "&" +
                      "code=" + code;
    var request = WebRequest.CreateDefault(new Uri(url));
    using (var response = request.GetResponse())
    {
        using (var responseStream = response.GetResponseStream())
        {
            using (var responseReader = new StreamReader(responseStream))
            {
                var responseText = responseReader.ReadToEnd();
                var token = responseText.Replace("access_token=", "");
                return token;
            }
        }
     }
}

When I execute this, I get this error:

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Webexception was unhandled by user code The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request.

Here's where I think I might be going wrong:

Most importantly:

Thanks in advance!

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2684

Answers (2)

Pepijn Olivier
Pepijn Olivier

Reputation: 976

Thanks quinten!

However, I've managed to solve my own problem by using the C# Facebook SDK. This software development kit has been a really great help!

There are a lot of samples included (including authorisation)

Anyone who programs in .NET with facebook should check it out! Coding for facebook is now much easier.

http://facebooksdk.codeplex.com/

Upvotes: 0

Quentin
Quentin

Reputation: 2529

You get this error because you are not supposed to call this URL from a Desktop app : as far as I know, you can not use the token endpoint for Desktop app authentication. Also, you can get the access token directly (no need to ask for a code first). Here is what you have to do.

Load the following URL in your embedded web browser :

https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth?
  client_id=YOUR_APP_ID&
  redirect_uri=https://www.facebook.com/connect/login_success.html

The user will be asked to log in and will be redirected to this URL with the access token in the URL :

https://www.facebook.com/connect/login_success.html#access_token=...

So you have to detect the redirect and retrieve the access token from the URL.

Upvotes: 2

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