/oauth-quickstart-nodejs

A Node JS app to get up and running with the HubSpot API using OAuth 2.0

Primary LanguageJavaScript

Node.js OAuth 2.0 Quickstart

A quickstart app for integrators looking to use HubSpot's OAuth 2.0. Written in Node.js.

Note: This app does not store any data in a persistent way, so restarting the app will clear the retrieved access tokens.

Prerequisites

Before running the quickstart app, make sure you have:

  1. Node.js and a package manager (yarn or NPM) installed
  2. A free HubSpot developer account (sign up)
  3. An app associated with your developer account (create an app)
  4. A HubSpot portal to install the app in (you can use an existing one, or create a test portal)

Note: You must be a super-admin for the portal that you want to install the app in.

Running the app

  1. Clone the repository:
    $ git clone git@github.com:HubSpot/oauth-quickstart-nodejs.git
  2. Create a .env file in the root of the repository with the ID and secret for your app (found on the app settings page), eg:
    CLIENT_ID='xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'
    CLIENT_SECRET='yyyyyyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyyyy'
    
  3. From the root of the repository, run:
    $ yarn install
    $ yarn start
  4. Open your browser to http://localhost:3000/install to kick off the OAuth 2.0 flow

What the app does

  1. Redirect to HubSpot's OAuth 2.0 server

    When you open your browser to http://localhost:3000/install, the app will redirect you to the authorization page on HubSpot's server. Here you will choose which portal you'd like to install the app in and give consent for it to act on your behalf. When this is complete, HubSpot will redirect you back to the app.

  2. Exchange an authorization code for access tokens

    Now that you're back in the app, it will retrieve an access token and refresh token from HubSpot's server, using an authorization code that was supplied by HubSpot when you granted access to the app.

  3. Retrieve a contact

    When the app has received an access token, it will redirect you to http://localhost:3000/. It will then use the access token to make a query to HubSpot's Contacts API, and display the retrieved contact's name on the page.