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Long life Access token or access token refresh
Hi there,
I am currently working on a Next.js project where I am fetching photos from a folder in Dropbox. The photo's render fine but the issue is that after 4 hours the access token expires. I know that these are short life tokens but I was wondering if I can get a token which has a longer life? Or if there is a call I can make to refresh the access token every 4 hours?
Thank you
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Pathirny Rich is correct. Dropbox now issues short-lived access tokens, and for long-term access you should get a refresh token. In addition to the blog post Rich linked to, be sure to also refer to the OAuth Guide and authorization documentation.
Hi Greg,
I'm using the documentation you've shared and I keep coming across a CORS error when trying to fetch the access token.
I'll share the code and error below for your consideration. Please note I am using Next.js
Any recommendations on how I can get past CORS?
Thanks
- Greg-DB
The https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize... URL you construct points to a web page where the user would choose whether or not to allow the app to access their account. That means the app should direct the user to that URL in their web browser. The app should not try to access the contents of that URL programmatically; for example, you should not have the app try to retrieve the contents of that URL using 'fetch'. Please refer to the links in my previous message for more information on how this process works.
Thanks for the response Greg!
I'm currently creating a gallery of photos for a client in Next.js and will look into the above.
Thank you
- Rich
Super User II
Pathirny wrote:
I know that these are short life tokens but I was wondering if I can get a token which has a longer life? Or if there is a call I can make to refresh the access token every 4 hours?
Long-lived access tokens are no longer available. You need to use short-lived tokens along with a refresh token.
Hi Rich,
Thanks for the response! I'll look into this.
I'm currently creating a website for a client who wants a gallery of photos and trying to find an easy way for them to add photos to a folder which then get rendered on the page in Next.js.
Any idea if Dropbox is the best option for such functionality?
Thanks!
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