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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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Greg-DB
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2 years ago

You can use the refresh process (that is, calling /oauth2/token with grant_type=refresh_token) to get a new short-lived access token using a refresh token at any time, but doing so does not invalidate previous short-lived access tokens.

 

You can use /2/auth/token/revoke to revoke an access token, but that will also revoke the corresponding refresh token and other short-lived access tokens for that refresh token, if any.

 

Dropbox also does not offer a guarantee on the timing as to when during the connection/API call the authorization check occurs, so I would not recommend relying on that.

  • julio_diniz_perdigao's avatar
    julio_diniz_perdigao
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    Got it! Dropbox team should really think about implement that. As other people said here, don't make sense upload large files twice, spending time and bandwidth.

    • Greg-DB's avatar
      Greg-DB
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      2 years ago

      Thanks for the feedback! I'll send it along to the team.

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