This section describes desktop authentication using the credentials for your custom OAuth app. See Creating a Custom OAuth App for more information on how to create an app.

Get an OAuth Access Token

After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

• Url: Set this to the URL of your WordPress host.
• InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to avoid repeating the OAuth exchange and manually setting the OAuthAccessToken connection property.
• OAuthClientId: Set this to the client Id you defined for your OAuth app.
• OAuthClientSecret: Set this to the client secret you defined for your OAuth app.
• CallbackURL: Set this to the callback URL you defined for your OAuth app.

When you connect, the driver opens the OAuth endpoint in your default browser. Log in and grant permissions to the application. The driver then completes the OAuth process:

1. Extracts the access token from the callback URL and authenticates requests.
2. Obtains a new access token when the old one expires.
3. Saves OAuth values in OAuthSettingsLocation to be persisted across connections.

Web Authentication with Your OAuth App

Follow the steps below to get and manage the OAuth token values.

Get an Access Token

Set the following connection properties to obtain the OAuthAccessToken:

• OAuthClientId: Set this to the Client Id in your app settings.
• OAuthClientSecret: Set this to the Client Secret in your app settings.
• Url: Set this to the URL of your WordPress host.

You can then call stored procedures to complete the OAuth exchange:

1. Call the GetOAuthAuthorizationURL stored procedure. Set the AuthMode input to WEB and set the CallbackURL input to the Redirect URI you specified in your app settings.

   The stored procedure returns the URL to the OAuth endpoint.

2. Log in and authorize the application. You are redirected back to the callback URL.
3. Call the GetOAuthAccessToken stored procedure. Set the AuthMode input to WEB. Set the Verifier input to the "code" parameter in the query string of the callback URL.