How to receive JSON response from REST API using ESP8266 Arduino framework - arduino

Question

I am trying to use Beyond Verbal RST API to post voice sample data over HTTP post method from ESP8266. The first step for the API communication is to get access token using the POST method. You can check the following codes. With this code I am just getting "failed to Post" response on serial output.
#include <ArduinoJson.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <WiFiClientSecure.h>
#include <ESP8266HTTPClient.h>
const char *ssid = "xxxxxx";
const char *pass = "xxxxxx";
String token;
HTTPClient https;
WiFiClientSecure client;
String getRecordID(String stoken);
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
Serial.println("connecting to network..");
WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);
while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
delay(500);
Serial.print(".");
}
Serial.println("conntected to network..");
}
void loop() {
String ret;
token = getAccessToken();
delay(2000);
Serial.println(token);
}
String getAccessToken(){
// client.setInsecure();
const char * host = "token.beyondverbal.com";
const uint16_t port = 443;
const char * path = "/token";
StaticJsonBuffer<1000> jb;
String res;
Serial.println("conntecting to server..");
if (https.begin(client, host, port, path)) {
https.addHeader("Content-Type", "x-www-formurlencoded");
int httpsCode = https.POST("grant_type=client_credentials&apiKey=1d0956a4-3deb-431a-b3e0-45f5c371fe99");
if (httpsCode > 0) {
if (httpsCode == HTTP_CODE_OK) {
JsonObject& obj = jb.parseObject(https.getString());
String token = obj["access_token"];
if (obj.success()) {
res = token;
} else {
res = "failed to parse json";
}
}
} else {
res = "failed to Post";
}
} else {
res = "failed to connect to server";
}
https.end();
return res;
}
Check out the guideline documentation and please read the authentication part. I have followed the steps and tried in several ways, but still no luck.
But my API code and others parameter are ok. I have tried API post method from Mozilla Firefox addon and different platform. From everywhere I got the token successfully. But I am still unable to get the token with my code.
Please check and me a solution regarding the issue.

Answer 1

Use these libraries. ESPAsyncTCP, asyncHTTPrequest
then use below code. Code for sample.
#include <ESPAsyncTCP.h>
#include <asyncHTTPrequest.h>
asyncHTTPrequest client;
asyncHTTPrequest client2;
void onClientStateChange(void * arguments, asyncHTTPrequest * aReq, int readyState) {
Serial.println(readyState);
switch (readyState) {
case 0:
// readyStateUnsent // Client created, open not yet called
break;
case 1:
// readyStateOpened // open() has been called, connected
break;
case 2:
// readyStateHdrsRecvd // send() called, response headers available
break;
case 3:
// readyStateLoading // receiving, partial data available
break;
case 4:
// readyStateDone // Request complete, all data available.
#ifdef SERIAL_DEBUG
Serial.println(aReq->responseHTTPcode());
#endif
if (aReq->responseHTTPcode() != 200) {
#ifdef SERIAL_DEBUG
Serial.println("return");
#endif
return;
}
String response = aReq->responseText();
#ifdef SERIAL_DEBUG
Serial.println(response.c_str());
#endif
break;
}
}
void setupClient() {
String URL = "dummy.restapiexample.com/api/v1/create";
client.setTimeout(5);
client.setDebug(false);
client.onReadyStateChange(onClientStateChange);
client.open("POST", URL.c_str());
client.setReqHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
client.send("{\"name\":\"test\",\"salary\":\"123\",\"age\":\"23\"}");
String URL2 = "jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users";
client2.setTimeout(5);
client2.setDebug(false);
client2.onReadyStateChange(onClientStateChange);
client2.open("GET", URL2.c_str());
client2.send();
}
Always connect with async client as it will not block your main execution until you will get a response.