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m0ckingbird
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8 years ago
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409 error while trying to use API abroad

I've been using the Dropbox API in a desktop app in the statistical computing language R. It has worked beautifully while living in the United States. I'm staying in France for a few months, and I ca...
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  • m0ckingbird's avatar
    m0ckingbird
    8 years ago

    I refreshed/created a new token and it is working fine now. I can't seem to reproduce the previous error. I guess I just needed to re-authenticate? 

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Greg-DB
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8 years ago

Changing the location where you use an access token shouldn't result in a 409 error.

Can you print out the response body for the failed API call? It should contain a more useful error message.

m0ckingbird's avatar
m0ckingbird
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

I refreshed/created a new token and it is working fine now. I can't seem to reproduce the previous error. I guess I just needed to re-authenticate? 

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    Greg-DB
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    8 years ago

    If the access token was invalid or revoked, that would have resulted in a 401 error.

    Anyway, I'm glad to hear this is working now. If it happens again, please check the response body and let me know.

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