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Auth redirect url
Why does the redirect url after the Authorization process look like "#access_token=IuAX.........". The # at the start prevents my server code from getting the url parameters. Using .request().query...
- That's the OAuth 2 "token" flow, where the access token is returned on the redirect URI fragment. That's meant more for client-side apps. For server-side apps, you should use the "code" flow. You can find more information here:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#authorization
Hello,
no answer helped me. Nobody told me what's the reason for the invalid URL.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
schrettinger I understand you're attempting to integrate with the Dropbox API in your Android app. To do so, please make sure you're following the instructions here exactly:
https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-java/tree/master/examples/DropboxAndroid
That will guide you through using the right methods and setting your app key correctly.
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