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tonetheman
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javascript single page oauth

I have a working application using the python sdk that has a flask server as a backend. And that works I am good with the oauth flow and the application does what it is supposed to do.   I started ...
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    Greg-DB
    9 years ago

    For reference, this JavaScript SDK auth example shows how to initiate the app authorization flow:

     

    https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-js/blob/master/examples/javascript/auth/index.html#L89

     

    The parameter passed to getAuthenticationUrl should be where the user should be sent back to after authorizing your app.

     

    In your case, where is your JavaScript single page app hosted? I.e., what's the URL in the browser when you're on the page? You may be able to use that as a redirect URI.

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Greg-DB
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9 years ago

For reference, this JavaScript SDK auth example shows how to initiate the app authorization flow:

 

https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-js/blob/master/examples/javascript/auth/index.html#L89

 

The parameter passed to getAuthenticationUrl should be where the user should be sent back to after authorizing your app.

 

In your case, where is your JavaScript single page app hosted? I.e., what's the URL in the browser when you're on the page? You may be able to use that as a redirect URI.

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