oauth_client_credentials.go

package main

import (
	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
	"golang.org/x/oauth2/clientcredentials"
	"net/http"
)

/* Simple example of getting an HTTP Client that will authenticate via Oauth2. No need for 3-legged auth. */
func OauthClient() *http.Client {
  
	cc := clientcredentials.Config{
		ClientID:     "CLIENT_ID_HERE",
		ClientSecret: "CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
		TokenURL:     "https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token",
		Scopes:       []string{"playlist-read-private", "playlist-modify-private", "playlist-modify-public", "streaming"},
	}
	
	return cc.Client(oauth2.NoContext)
}

/* Test getting a user's playlists */
func TestOauthClient() {
	client := OauthClient()
	resp, err := client.Get("https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/spudfkc/playlists")
	if err != nil || resp.StatusCode != 200 {
	  panic("Failed to get playlist")
	}
	// ... Success! Now just read the response which will include the playlists
}