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Redirect URI with variable loopback port
Is there any way to register an OAuth2 redirect URI that will support using an unreserved (random) port over loopback/localhost? For desktop applications that might not be installed system-wide (e.g...
I'm afraid I don't have a great solution for you, as OAuth 2 redirect URIs for the Dropbox API are required to be pre-registered exactly. I'll be sure to pass this along as feedback though.
One thing you may be able to do instead is to use one static redirect URI but encode the necessary information in the 'state' parameter, and decode it as necessary after the redirect back to your app, to handle it as necessary:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#authorizationAlternatively, you could forgo using a redirect URI entirely. With the "code" flow, you can omit redirect_uri and have the user copy and paste the code manually. (Or, for the "token" flow, you can use https://www.dropbox.com/1/oauth2/display_token as the redirect URI and have the user copy and paste the access token.)
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for the feedback! I'll send it along to the team.
I'm encountering the same problem, I tested many other sources like Google, Salesforce, Twitter, they all support variable port for localhost. This is very useful when changing embedded browser to system browser.
I know this is an old thread but is there any update on this? Does the Dropbox API support variable localhost loopback ports or are we still forced to have our users copy/paste a code or guess a random unused port when the app is registered?
Thanks
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