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Ganesh Sivam's avatar
Ganesh Sivam
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11 years ago

"Generated access token" button not working

Hi, Working on Development/ Team member management app where from "App Console" UI, I am unable to retrieve access_token when click on "Generated access token" button. Is there an issue while retri...
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Steve M.'s avatar
Steve M.
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11 years ago

Sorry, this is a known issue. That button is not working for Dropbox for Business apps right now. We're working on enabling it soon (hopefully this week), at which point you'll be able to generate an access token if you're an admin for a Dropbox for Business team.

In the meantime, you'll need to use the standard OAuth 2 flow. These resources may help if you just want to get started quickly: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/blog/45/using-oauth-20-with-the-core-api or https://dbxoauth2.site44.com.

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