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Use dropbox a file storage for my own app
I want to simply use dropbox as the file storage system for my own app. Can I create a token that gives access to my account without needing to refresh it through the Oauth protocol regularly? Ideally I would just save the token in an .env file and use it constantly. Is this possible?
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- DB-Des
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi paololago
Dropbox does not offer the option for creating long-lived access tokens. Dropbox issues short-lived access tokens (and optional refresh tokens) instead.
Apps can 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. Refresh tokens do not expire automatically and can be used repeatedly. 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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