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Phoggbank
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago

Error in files_list_folder method

I am still trying to get over the initial "hump" writing my first Python Dropbox API. Eventually I would like to iterate through all the folders in a Dropbox account, then for each of those folders, ...
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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
5 years ago
Phoggbank wrote:
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dbx = Dropbox("[appl id]")
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": The given OAuth 2 access token is malformed.')

🤔 Did you provide OAuth 2 access token (or refresh token) within the Dropbox object instantiation? 🤷

Application code and secret are not any kind of access token! I think it's self explanatory. 😉 For easy start copy corresponding code out from some example and use within your application.

Hope this helps.

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