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knightd23
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9 years ago
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Access Token

Hello, I would like to know if is possible a person who is not developer get your token? I ask this because I'm developing an app that can access to any account, for example, in my computer the app...
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    Greg-DB
    9 years ago

    Also, make sure to update the redirect URI to match the new port. 

     

    We've now updated the repo in Github to have the two projects point to different ports now to avoid this in the future. Pulling the latest code should fix everything. If not (maybe due to cached files), Properties -> Web -> Create Virtual Directory should fix it.

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Greg-DB
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9 years ago

Yes, using the OAuth app authorization flow, your app can have each user connect their own Dropbox account. The OAuth guide here may be helpful:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/oauth-guide

 

If you're using an official SDK, the tutorial/documentation will have information on implementing the OAuth app authorization flow.

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    knightd23
    Explorer | Level 3
    9 years ago

    Hello,

     

    First of all, thanks for the answer.

    I have already read the file that you say, but I continue to not understood in practice how to apply. 

    What I understood untill now is that, to get the token the user need to be a developer. You said that is possible each user connect their own account, but how they can obtain the token if they aren't developers.

     

    Best Regards

    • Greg-DB's avatar
      Greg-DB
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      9 years ago
      Users don't need to be developers to get an access token for your app.

      What SDK/library are you using, if any? How you set this up depends on what you're using.
      • knightd23's avatar
        knightd23
        Explorer | Level 3
        9 years ago

        Hello,

         

        Thanks for the answer.

        You say that the users don't need to be developers to get an access token, how can they obtain this token? Or their token is the same that i'm using now in the tests?

        I'm programming in C# (.NET) in the Visual Studio 2015. I'm new in the use of the OAuth/OAuth2, I just already read the documentation about this theme but I couldn't understood very well, hence my question.

         

        Best Regards

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