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Muneebzzzz
7 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Invalid access token
I generated an access token while creating my project on dropbox app console, and used that token to let my user's to fetch data from my drobox using my android app, everything worked fine for months...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
7 years agoNo, your app being in development mode would not affect access token validity. The development mode only limits how many different Dropbox accounts can be connected to your app. Since you are only connecting your app to your one account, that isn't relevant.
Muneebzzzz
7 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I got the information while generating the access token that i should use standard auth process to generate access tokens for my users. What does that mean then
- Greg-DB7 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
It sounds like you're referring to using the OAuth app authorization flow. That's the process you would implement in your app for the normal case where you have each end-user connect their own Dropbox account to receive their own access token. You can find more information in the OAuth Guide and authorization documentation (as well as the documentation for the SDK/library you're using, if any).
In your case, since you're using the non-recommended method of hard-coding your own access token in the app you distribute to users, you don't need to use the OAuth app authorization flow at all.
For reference, the access token you get for your own account by using the "Generate" button on your app's page on the App Console is functionally the same as an access token you would retrieve for your account via the OAuth app authorization flow.
- Muneebzzzz7 years agoExplorer | Level 4This is sample code which iam using to make my user a client through access token.. am i making some mistake which can cause to my access token invalid?
public class Main { private static final String ACCESS_TOKEN = "<ACCESS TOKEN>"; public static void main(String args[]) throws DbxException { // Create Dropbox client DbxRequestConfig config = DbxRequestConfig.newBuilder("dropbox/java-tutorial").build(); DbxClientV2 client = new DbxClientV2(config, ACCESS_TOKEN); }
FullAccount account = client.users().getCurrentAccount();
ListFolderResult result = client.files().listFolder(""); while (true) { for (Metadata metadata : result.getEntries()) { System.out.println(metadata.getPathLower()); } if (!result.getHasMore()) { break; } result = client.files().listFolderContinue(result.getCursor()); }- Greg-DB7 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
No, there's nothing in this code that would invalidate the access token.
Please refer to my earlier comment for a list of things that can disable an access token.
- Muneebzzzz7 years agoExplorer | Level 4I have read them all and i didnot use any code which could lead my user to invalidate access token, my app was working fine for 10 months without any trouble but this month i have got two times invalid token exceptions and i do not know what could cause it, i have to update my app with new token each time
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