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dbx.auth not working / getAccessTokenFromCode giving 400 response?
I'm trying to access the `getAccessTokenFromCode` method and I keep receiving a 400 error. On top of that, I can't seem to write the code and get it to work in the way it's written in the Auth ex...
I'm not sure I follow your message, but you should specify it in both places. The /oauth2/authorize page redirect_uri parameter specifies where to send the user after they authorize the app, and the 'redirectUri' you pass to 'getAccessTokenFromCode' is just a string sent up in a /oauth2/token API call to verify that it matches.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks! So the error message in this case is "redirect_uri mismatch", which indicates that the 'redirectUri' you're passing to 'getAccessTokenFromCode' doesn't match the redirect_uri value on the /oauth2/authorize URL used to retrieved the authorization code. It needs to either be omitted in both places, or otherwise match exactly.
Can you share the 'redirectUri' value you're using, as well as the /oauth2/authorize URL?
Also, regarding your other question, if you have "linked accounts" you'll be prompted to choose which to connect to the app. Otherwise, you can use the "Sign out" link in the account dropdown on the app authorization page to sign out of the current account and then sign in to another to authorize the app there.
hi Greg-DB - me again.. for some reason i am not actually able to see the "linked account" screen. to switch users, or to even authorize the app. when i go through the auth flow i am just automatically redirected and authorized. unless i sign out of dropbox in a different window. is there someting in the code i need to update here?
static async getAuthUrl(state: string😞 Promise<string> {
const dbx = newOAuthInstance();
const res = await dbx.getAuthenticationUrl(
REDIRECT_URI,
state,
'code',
'offline',
);
return res.toString();
}
- Greg-DB
If you're signed in to an account that has already authorized the app, you may not be explicitly asked to authorize it again, and may instead just be redirected through the flow automatically. Check out the 'force_reapprove' parameter on /oauth2/authorize.
Also, Greg-DB im using the JavaScript SDK. I dont see how to inject forceReapprove/force_reapprove with the current methods im using on node backend (getAuthenticationUrl, getAccessTokenFromCode).
- Greg-DB
That's correct, that parameter isn't currently implemented in the Dropbox JavaScript SDK, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request. You can add it to the /oauth2/authorize URL in your app's own code though, by modifying the URL returned by getAuthenticationUrl.
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