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eyra's avatar
eyra
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
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Auth redirect url

Why does the redirect url after the Authorization process look like "#access_token=IuAX.........".

The # at the start prevents my server code from getting the url parameters. Using

.request().queryString()

in java

 

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  • david48's avatar
    david48
    New member | Level 2
    8 years ago

    How would a native mobile client get access to this value?

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    8 years ago

    david48 Exactly how this works will depend on your particular scenario. For instance, for a locally running native mobile client, it can use a custom local URL scheme in its redirect URI. The app would register for that local URL scheme, so the redirect would be sent directly to the app (i.e., not a remote web server), where the app can parse the token from the fragment of the URL.

     

    We recommend using one of the official SDKs, if possible, as they do most of the work for you:

     

    https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation 

  • schrettinger's avatar
    schrettinger
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    Hello,

     

    when i'm trying to get access token in my android app java with

    Auth.startOAuth2Authentication(this, "55556756765765756");

    and then i click on ALLOW after DropBox login i get the Error

    webpage not available the webpage db-appkey ... could not be loaded.

    net::ERRUNKNOWN_URL_SCHEME

    Can you please help me to find a solution.

     

    Best regards

    Manfred

     

  • tahsini's avatar
    tahsini
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    4 years ago

    schrettinger in your startOAuth2Authentication function are you providing the correct app key taken from your App Console? The example you provided with "55556756765765756" does not seem to be a valid app key format.

  • schrettinger's avatar
    schrettinger
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    Hello,

    thanks for your answer.

     

    I'm using the correct app-key. DropBox recommends the real app-key not to public.

     

    After

    Auth.startOAuth2Authentication(this, "4534hkzhxc8hj" - is not the real app-key

    the redirect Url

    db-4534erter45646://1/connect?oauth_token=oauth2:&oauth_token_secret=sl.BE4JfDiYMLV2GSkHe-f-TkpxD1-n0EcIIqBbPhQGH5ACISVsMB_AUznLC1weqvQWqsgQEAMgiWQmtXmbGZQ4Wfg2QvbBl1qVImRkJECSWV8sbxharzhk50b9jUfbOsPF_VseA9wgj45R&uid=422345066&state=oauth2%3Ae803b8143706e7ecd2603b2213e1c5a7&expires_in=14400

     

    I tried to generate an Access Token with

     

    private void getAccessToken() {
    String accessToken = Auth.getOAuth2Token();
    if (accessToken != null) {
    SharedPreferences prefs = getSharedPreferences(App_User.userName, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
    prefs.edit().putString("access-token", accessToken).apply();}

    The return is always null, because the redirect URL (s. above) to the app from DropBox is not valid.

  • schrettinger's avatar
    schrettinger
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    Hello,

     

    no answer helped me. Nobody told me what's the reason for the invalid URL.

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