WeChat Open Platform QR Code Login Integration with Spring Boot

WeChat Open Platform provides a QR code login feature based on OAuth2.0, allowing users to authenticate with their WeChat credentials and grant access to third‑party applications.

1. Authorization Process Overview

When a user authorizes a third‑party app, WeChat redirects to the app with a temporary code parameter. The app exchanges this code together with its AppID and AppSecret for an access_token , which can then be used to call WeChat APIs and retrieve basic user information.

Step 1: Request CODE

Open the following URL (replace APPID , REDIRECT_URI , SCOPE , and STATE as needed):

https://open.weixin.qq.com/connect/qrconnect?appid=APPID&redirect_uri=REDIRECT_URI&response_type=code&scope=SCOPE&state=STATE#wechat_redirect

After the user authorizes, WeChat redirects to redirect_uri with code and state . If the user denies, only state is returned.

Step 2: Exchange CODE for access_token

https://api.weixin.qq.com/sns/oauth2/access_token?appid=APPID&secret=SECRET&code=CODE&grant_type=authorization_code

Successful response example:

{
  "access_token":"ACCESS_TOKEN",
  "expires_in":7200,
  "refresh_token":"REFRESH_TOKEN",
  "openid":"OPENID",
  "scope":"SCOPE",
  "unionid":"o6_bmasdasdsad6_2sgVt7hMZOPfL"
}

Typical error response:

{"errcode":40029,"errmsg":"invalid code"}

Step 3: Use access_token to call APIs

Ensure the access_token is valid and the user has granted the required scope before invoking any protected API.

2. Configuration Code

Define properties for the Open Platform credentials:

# Open Platform
wechat.open-app-id=wx6ad144e54af67d87
wechat.open-app-secret=91a2ff6d38a2bbccfb7e9f9079108e2e

Spring beans for WeChat SDK:

@Configuration
public class WechatOpenConfig {
    @Autowired
    private WechatAccountConfig accountConfig;

    @Bean
    public WxMpService wxOpenService() {
        WxMpService wxOpenService = new WxMpServiceImpl();
        wxOpenService.setWxMpConfigStorage(wxOpenConfigStorage());
        return wxOpenService;
    }

    @Bean
    public WxMpConfigStorage wxOpenConfigStorage() {
        WxMpInMemoryConfigStorage storage = new WxMpInMemoryConfigStorage();
        storage.setAppId(accountConfig.getOpenAppId());
        storage.setSecret(accountConfig.getOpenAppSecret());
        return storage;
    }
}

Controller handling QR authorization and callback:

@Controller
@RequestMapping("/wechat")
@Slf4j
public class WeChatController {
    @Autowired
    private WxMpService wxOpenService;

    @GetMapping("/qrAuthorize")
    public String qrAuthorize() {
        String returnUrl = "http://example.com/qrUserInfo";
        String url = wxOpenService.buildQrConnectUrl(returnUrl, WxConsts.QRCONNECT_SCOPE_SNSAPI_LOGIN, URLEncoder.encode(returnUrl));
        return "redirect:" + url;
    }

    @GetMapping("/qrUserInfo")
    public String qrUserInfo(@RequestParam("code") String code) {
        WxMpOAuth2AccessToken token = wxOpenService.oauth2getAccessToken(code);
        String openId = token.getOpenId();
        return "redirect:http://example.com/login?openid=" + openId;
    }
}

3. User Login and Logout Logic

Login controller stores a generated token in Redis and sets it as a cookie; logout clears both Redis and the cookie.

4. Spring AOP Login Verification

@Aspect
@Component
@Slf4j
public class SellerAuthorizeAspect {
    @Autowired
    private StringRedisTemplate redisTemplate;

    @Pointcut("execution(public * com.hh.controller.Seller*.*(..)) && !execution(public * com.hh.controller.SellerUserController.*(..))")
    public void verify() {}

    @Before("verify()")
    public void doVerify() {
        HttpServletRequest request = ((ServletRequestAttributes) RequestContextHolder.getRequestAttributes()).getRequest();
        Cookie cookie = CookieUtil.get(request, CookieConstant.TOKEN);
        if (cookie == null) throw new SellerAuthorizeException();
        String tokenValue = redisTemplate.opsForValue().get(String.format(RedisConstant.TOKEN_PREFIX, cookie.getValue()));
        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(tokenValue)) throw new SellerAuthorizeException();
    }
}

5. Exception Handling for Unauthorized Access

@ControllerAdvice
public class SellExceptionHandler {
    @ExceptionHandler(SellerAuthorizeException.class)
    public ModelAndView handlerAuthorizeException() {
        return new ModelAndView("redirect:" +
            "https://open.weixin.qq.com/connect/qrconnect?appid=wx6ad144e54af67d87&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fsell.springboot.cn%2Fsell%2Fqr%2F" +
            "oTgZpwenC6lwO2eTDDf_-UYyFtqI&response_type=code&scope=snsapi_login&state=http%3a%2f%2fheng.nat300.top%2fsell%2fwechat%2fqrUserInfo");
    }
    @ExceptionHandler(SellException.class)
    @ResponseBody
    public ResultVO handlerSellerException(SellException e) {
        return ResultVOUtil.error(e.getCode(), e.getMessage());
    }
}

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