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adamatronix
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9 months ago

Getting 409 error when trying to list folders when using refresh token

I've just started playing around with the sdk, and been using the generated access token in the Settings. I realized this token expires every 4 hours, so I want to implement the refresh token. http...
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adamatronix
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9 months ago

This is what I get when I try to call the filesListFolder method. 

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DB-Des
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9 months ago

adamatronix 

"Basic" authorization, which appears to be what you are using, can be used to supply an app key and secret to list the contents of a shared link using 'filesListFolder()'. The app key and secret identify the app, and the access to the listing is enabled by the shared link itself. If you use "Basic" authorization without a shared link though, you will get that error.
 
The "Bearer" authorization can be used to supply an access token to list the contents of a folder in the connected account. The access token identifies an app and account pair, and enables access to that account.

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