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julio_diniz_perdigao
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Re: Uploading large files directly from web application.

I know is old but, if refresh the token once the upload connection is done (not the upload process)?   1 - get the token from server-side and pass it to client side 2 - start upload and once the c...
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julio_diniz_perdigao
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

For large files, i know it's not a good practice to expose the credentials, but...

 

1 - get the token from server-side

2 - use the token to upload from client-side and once the upload starts (or the first bytes are sent), send to server-side to refresh the token.

 

I guess that, once the upload process start, the token is no more necessary, so you can refresh it.

Also, using a second account (a free one) to just use as upload and move the file to a paid account as soon as the upload finish.

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