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DropBox API - token is short lived, why?
I'm trying to set up access to DropBox for some "enterprisey" tasks (we have a shared DropBox workspace where I work). I've registered an OAuth2 app and went through https://www.dropbox.com/oauth...
Dropbox is no longer offering the option for creating new long-lived access tokens. Dropbox is now issuing short-lived access tokens (and optional refresh tokens) instead of long-lived access tokens. You can find more information on this migration here. This applies whether the app is in development or production status.
Apps can still get long-term access by requesting "offline" access though, in which case the app receives a "refresh token" that can be used to retrieve new short-lived access tokens as needed, without further manual user intervention. You can find more information in the OAuth Guide and authorization documentation. There's a basic outline of processing this flow in this blog post which may serve as a useful example.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffDropbox is no longer offering the option for creating new long-lived access tokens. Dropbox is now issuing short-lived access tokens (and optional refresh tokens) instead of long-lived access tokens. You can find more information on this migration here. This applies whether the app is in development or production status.
Apps can still get long-term access by requesting "offline" access though, in which case the app receives a "refresh token" that can be used to retrieve new short-lived access tokens as needed, without further manual user intervention. You can find more information in the OAuth Guide and authorization documentation. There's a basic outline of processing this flow in this blog post which may serve as a useful example.
Thank you Greg.
Just tried adding token_access_type=offline to the authorization request and indeed got a refresh token.
I have used OAuth2 before so know what to do next.
Cheers!
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