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Dropbox OAuth2 Endpoint not giving refresh Token
Hey Dropbox Team, I am using the Dropbox OAuth2 API for my personal project. But after receiving the authorization code from the user through OAuth URL. I used it to get the access_to...
w3Abhishek Здравко is correct; you'll need to set token_access_type=offline on the authorization URL in order to receive a refresh token from /oauth2/token. Refer to the following resources for more information:
Hi w3Abhishek,
If nothing set explicit as token access type, it's as assumed to be online access type! You need offline access type for refresh token. If you have forgotten set this parameter, just set it on OAuth2 initiation. 😉 Take a look here for possible flow. Note the parameter token_access_type.
Hope this helps.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
w3Abhishek Здравко is correct; you'll need to set token_access_type=offline on the authorization URL in order to receive a refresh token from /oauth2/token. Refer to the following resources for more information:
Thanks Greg-DB and Здравко. Adding token_access_type=offline in my OAuth URL solved the problem.
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