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The duration of the access token
Hello,
I use pure javascript call api https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload and succeeded.
But I'm having problems with the expiration of the access token.
I want to ask is there a way to get the access token automatically?
Or is it possible to set the access token time adjustment?
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you very much.
2 Replies
Hi ThaiNguyen,
You need to "refresh" the access token using refresh token. 😉 Take a look here for additional info.
Hope this helps.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
ThaiNguyen Здравко is correct, if you need access for a long period of time without the user present, you should request and use refresh tokens. For reference, Dropbox is no longer offering the option for creating new long-lived access tokens. Dropbox is switching to only issuing short-lived access tokens (and optional refresh tokens) instead of long-lived access tokens. You can find more information on this migration here.
Apps can still get long-term access by requesting "offline" access though, in which case the app receives a "refresh token" that can be used to retrieve new short-lived access tokens as needed, without further manual user intervention. You can find more information in the OAuth Guide and authorization documentation. There's a basic outline of processing this flow in this blog post which may serve as a useful example.
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