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oauth2/token endpoint not returning refresh_token
My app starts the oauth flow with a URL like this:
https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=<APP_CODE>&token_access_type=offline
After the user authorizes the...
Greg-DB
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Dropbox Community Moderator[Cross-linking for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73155941/dropbox-oauth2-token-endpoint-not-returning-refresh-token ]
I just checked and this is working for me:
# https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=u1v<redacted>&token_access_type=offline
# resulted in:
# Access Code Generated
# Enter this code into <redacted> to finish the process
# Zu9U1<redacted>
curl -X POST https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/token \
-d code=Zu9U1<redacted> \
-d grant_type=authorization_code \
-d client_id=u1v<redacted> \
-d client_secret=<redacted>
{"access_token": "sl.BMQ<redacted>", "token_type": "bearer", "expires_in": 14400, "refresh_token": "_Ql10<redacted>", "scope": "account_info.read file_requests.read files.content.read files.content.write files.metadata.read files.metadata.write sharing.read sharing.write", "uid": "225<redacted>", "account_id": "dbid:AAB<redacted>"}
The JSON result from /oauth2/token contains a "refresh_token" field with the refresh token string. How are you checking the returned payload for the refresh token?
If this isn't working for you, please show the actual /oauth2/authorize authorization and /oauth2/token request and response (just redacting private values).
Hello!
I'm having an issue with the 'offline' token. I went thru the process of requesting a refresh token using the web link: https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=<redacted>&token_access_type=offline&response_type=code and received the following (expired token):
I then ran the cURL
https://api.dropboxapi.com/oauth2/token
-X POST
-d code=<Same as above> \
-d grant_type=authorization_code \
-d client_id=<redacted> \
-d client_secret=<redacted>
And received this JSON Reply
{
"access_token": "sl.BQYCf_C1xmJomo<redacted>",
"account_id": "dbid:AAA<redacted>",
"expires_in": 14400,
"refresh_token": "NlNyjWipw-wAAA<redacted>",
"scope": "account_info.read account_info.write contacts.read contacts.write file_requests.read file_requests.write files.content.read files.content.write files.metadata.read files.metadata.write sharing.read sharing.write",
"token_type": "bearer",
"uid": "<redacted>"
}
I successfully obtain the new token however that token expired in 14400 seconds (4 hours). I am not sure how to get a 'refreshed' token as the "refresh_token" doesn't work in place of the web obtained refresh token. What am I doing wrong/or need to do to get a offline token? (My FM solution needs to continually talk to DB and this app is exclusively for this purpose and no external usage/request outside this link would be used.)
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