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ol_minhkhau
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2 years ago

Error: user for app is not enabled when refreshing access token

When I refresh my access token using this API curl https://api.dropbox.com/oauth2/token \     -d grant_type=refresh_token \     -d refresh_token=<REFRESH_TOKEN> \     -d client_id=<APP_KEY> \     -d...
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Greg-DB
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2 years ago

That error for this call indicates that this failed because the account that owns the app for that refresh token/app key/app secret is disabled. When an account is disabled, any apps owned by the account are also effectively disabled.

 

You'll need to instead get and use a refresh token/app key/app secret for an active app owned by an active account.

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