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Problems with the short-lived token for my App
Hello, I am making a python script that downloads all the files in a Apps folder that I set up for this specific reason. The script is ment to keep me and my friends updated in our workflow. Howev...
rafaelbelda Здравко is correct; for long-term access you should use a refresh token. Refresh tokens do not expire and can be used repeatedly. You do not need to re-authorize the app each time. Once you have a refresh token you can store and re-use that refresh token without further manual action.
The official Dropbox Python SDK will handle the details of how to use a refresh token for you, so you would just need to make the Dropbox client object like this, if you used PKCE to retrieve the refresh token:
dropbox.Dropbox(oauth2_refresh_token=REFRESH_TOKEN, app_key=APP_KEY)or like this, if you did not use PKCE to retrieve the refresh token:
dropbox.Dropbox(oauth2_refresh_token=REFRESH_TOKEN, app_key=APP_KEY, app_secret=APP_SECRET)For reference, you can find more information on how this works at the following resources:
- https://developers.dropbox.com/oauth-guide
- https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#authorization
- https://dropbox.tech/developers/using-oauth-2-0-with-offline-access
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox Staffrafaelbelda Здравко is correct; for long-term access you should use a refresh token. Refresh tokens do not expire and can be used repeatedly. You do not need to re-authorize the app each time. Once you have a refresh token you can store and re-use that refresh token without further manual action.
The official Dropbox Python SDK will handle the details of how to use a refresh token for you, so you would just need to make the Dropbox client object like this, if you used PKCE to retrieve the refresh token:
dropbox.Dropbox(oauth2_refresh_token=REFRESH_TOKEN, app_key=APP_KEY)or like this, if you did not use PKCE to retrieve the refresh token:
dropbox.Dropbox(oauth2_refresh_token=REFRESH_TOKEN, app_key=APP_KEY, app_secret=APP_SECRET)
For reference, you can find more information on how this works at the following resources:
- https://developers.dropbox.com/oauth-guide
- https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#authorization
- https://dropbox.tech/developers/using-oauth-2-0-with-offline-access
Thank you for the extra detail, that was easier than I thought it was; I will try that later. Appreciate the help.
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