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Kumaresan_PG
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2 years ago
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Permanent Access Token

Hi,

I'm working on Dropbox project with old version APIs.I get token from app but when i call api with that token sometimes its working after the 1 day its showing expired.can you guys pls advise on this.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 years ago

    Long-lived (or permanent) tokens were deprecated back in 2021 and can no longer be created. You now use refresh tokens to retrieve new short-lived tokens as needed. See here for more information:

    • https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/We-need-Long-live-access-token/m-p/629344/highlight/true#M29066

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    2 years ago

    Long-lived (or permanent) tokens were deprecated back in 2021 and can no longer be created. You now use refresh tokens to retrieve new short-lived tokens as needed. See here for more information:

    • https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/We-need-Long-live-access-token/m-p/629344/highlight/true#M29066

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