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Refresh token not valid
I'm building a Flask app that sends files users post on their account to a shared Dropbox folder. It works fine with these short-lived 4-hour tokens, but as I prepare to move to deployment I need a l...
Thanks for clarifying on the refresh token. I think my confusion is about how to implement a Python-specific way of using that refresh token to constantly grab a new short-lived token. Right now my app does the following (which works with a short-lived token in my environmental variables):
import dropbox
client = dropbox.Dropbox(dropbox_access_token)
uploaded = client.files_upload(open(local_file_path, "rb").read(), dropbox_path)
shared_link = client.sharing_create_shared_link(dropbox_path)
I've searched for an example of how I can programmatically (I imagine via a cron job that runs more frequently than the four hour expiration time) use my refresh token to update `dropbox_access_token` above. I'm sure there's a code example but I just can't find it, likely because I'm not using the right terminology.
MightyModest wrote:... I think my confusion is about how to implement a Python-specific way of using that refresh token to constantly grab a new short-lived token. ... I've searched for an example of how I can programmatically (I imagine via a cron job that runs more frequently than the four hour expiration time) use my refresh token to update `dropbox_access_token` above. ...
😀 No, you will not find such a example and it's not need while using any of Dropbox supported SDKs (including Python). Refresh is performed by the client object internally whenever needed - on demand. The only thing you need is to provide full credentials (including refresh token), so refresh to be possible. 😉 Take a look here for a something like very simple example. Don't try perform refresh yourself; in such a way you will double existing code - something meaningless. Ahh.. it's still possible of course...
Good luck.
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