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almazultra
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3 months ago

Unable to refresh access token without refresh token and app key

Hello! I created an application in python, but every day the access token is updated and the error Unable to refresh access token without refresh token and app key appears. How to make a long-term ac...
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Rich
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3 months ago
almazultra wrote:

I created an application in python, but every day the access token is updated and the error Unable to refresh access token without refresh token and app key appears. How to make a long-term access token?

Long-lived (or permanent) tokens were deprecated back in 2021 and can no longer be created. You now use refresh tokens to retrieve new short-lived tokens as needed. See here for more information:

  • https://www.dropboxforum.com/discussions/101000014/we-need-long-live-access-token/629228/replies/629344#M29066

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