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PBrackenSyn
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5 hours ago

Are you able to login to the API through code only without a browser?

I am trying write a backup process that will run which obviously won't have any user interaction. It seems like the API only supports redirecting to a login page to authorize? Is this true or is ther...
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PBrackenSyn
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So theoretically I could just login myself, capture the auth code, use postman or something to obtain the refresh token and then hard code that into my app and it should work?

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Greg-DB
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4 hours ago

Yes, but note that that would only be for your own account. If this is only for your own use, that's fine, but you shouldn't distribute your refresh token to any other users.

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