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i can't get the refresh_token
my aceess token has expired 😞
and i can't get the refresh_token
I'm trying to backup to dropbox using access token via curl on linux. However, the access token automatically expires after about 5 hours, and renewal access codes cannot be issued.
I checked using the code below. But still refresh_token is not visible.
curl https://api.dropbox.com/oauth2/token \ -d code=<AUTHORIZATION_CODE> \ -d grant_type=authorization_code \ -d redirect_uri=<REDIRECT_URI> \ -u <APP_KEY>:<APP_SECRET>
This is the code result. refresh_token could not be found.
{"access_token": "MYACCESSCODE", "token_type": "bearer", "expires_in": 14400, "scope": "account_info.read files.content.read files.content.write files.metadata.read files.metadata.write sharing.read sharing.write", "uid": "MYIUIDCODE", "account_id": "dbid:MYDBID"}
how can i get the refresh_token?
1 Reply
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
In order to get a refresh token, you need to request "offline" access when starting the app authorization flow, which you can do by setting 'token_access_type=offline' on /oauth2/authorize.
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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