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Seamless migration from non-expiring access token to refresh token?
Hello, We have an existing application that integrates with Dropbox via the .NET SDK. The application currently acquires user consent once and then stores a non-expiring access token for future u...
It's not possible to exchange a long-lived access token for a refresh token, however it is not necessary to make existing connected users switch anyway. Existing long-lived access tokens can continue to be used, as we don't currently have a plan to disable existing long-lived access tokens. (If that changes, we will of course announce that ahead of time.)
Greg-DB
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Dropbox Community ModeratorIt's not possible to exchange a long-lived access token for a refresh token, however it is not necessary to make existing connected users switch anyway. Existing long-lived access tokens can continue to be used, as we don't currently have a plan to disable existing long-lived access tokens. (If that changes, we will of course announce that ahead of time.)
Hi Greg,
Thanks for your reply.
> Existing long-lived access tokens can continue to be used, as we don't currently have a plan to disable...
If I hover over the access token expiration icon in the dev console, it states that "long-lived tokens are less secure and will be deprecated in the future". I interpreted this to mean that long-lived tokens would be deprecated for *existing* applications (at some point) and we wanted to get ahead of that change.
Good to hear that we can leave it alone for the time being, and thanks again!
- Mark
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