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FJBDev's avatar
FJBDev
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

SWT browser deprecated ?

Today, when I try to open the dropbox /authorize webpage with a SWT browser, I get this error :

While it was working all this time, that seems new to me that Dropbox doesn't support the SWT browser anymore?

 

Can someone share the new Dropbox requirements ?

 

Thanks

 

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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    4 years ago

    Thanks for the additional information.

     

    The user only needs to manually copy and paste the authorization code into your app if the app does not provide a redirect URI. If the app provides a redirect URI, the authorization code will be provided via a redirect to that redirect URI after the user authorizes the app. Please refer to the authorization documentation for more information.

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    4 years ago

    I'm not familiar with "SWT browser", but it is not officially supported by the Dropbox web site. You can find the official system requirements for the Dropbox web site here:

     

    https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/system-requirements#web

     

    Also, from your screenshot, it appears this may be some sort of web view in your app. Note that you should not be processing the Dropbox OAuth app authorization flow in a web view, per the documentation:

     

    https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#oauth2-authorize

    • FJBDev's avatar
      FJBDev
      Helpful | Level 5
      4 years ago

      Note that you should not be processing the Dropbox OAuth app authorization flow in a web view, per the documentation

       

      Huh, not sure if I understand correctly but when I read the documentation you attached, I read that :

      " This isn't an API call—it's the web page that lets the user sign in to Dropbox and authorize your app."

       

      Unless what you are saying "a web view" has a different meaning than a "web page" ??

      • Greg-DB's avatar
        Greg-DB
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        4 years ago

        Yes, the /oauth2/authorize page is a web page on the Dropbox web site. A "web view" is a sort of embedded browser in an app, which can be used to display web pages in the app. We do not officially support displaying the Dropbox /oauth2/authorize web page in a web view. Apps should send the user to this web page in their own system browser, which needs to be one of the officially supported browsers.

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