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dsimonson
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8 years ago

Got a token, but still no go on uploading

I am using a webviewer (a control object on a FileMaker layout that acts like a browser) in my FileMaker solution to allow my users to interact with Dropbox and my app.  I'm not sure if the problems ...
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Greg-DB
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8 years ago

Regarding the issue with not being able to log in, it's likely because the webviewer you're using is not officially supported by the Dropbox web site. You should use the system browser, instead of a web view, per the documentation.

 

The 401 issue is because you're attempting to use an "authorization code" as your "access token". The two are actually different; you need to perform one more step to exchange the authorization code for an actual access token. You can find more information on this in the Dropbox OAuth guide and documentation. This old blog post may also be helpful. (It was written for API v1 a.k.a. the Core API, which is now retired, but the OAuth 2 part still works the same.)

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