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Empty uid in second leg of oauth for "Team member file access" app
When a member authenticates for a business app of type "Team member file access", then in the second leg of oauth the uid is empty:
Example:
{
"access_token": "8H9QotNcSyAAAAAAAABUbI0E-amnsmasnjsd...",
"token_type": "bearer",
"team_id": "dbtid:AACyGZWrUW...yzXtNuwYtLsVjoE",
"uid": ""
}
Any idea why cant this be the uid of the user who authenticates?
Thanks,
Manish
- The Dropbox API now offers a way to determine which admin authorized a particular access token:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/teams#team-token-get_authenticated_admin
If you're using an official SDK, there will also be corresponding method for this endpoint.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox for Business API apps are linked to Dropbox for Business teams, and not individual users/admins on teams. This can only be done by an admin, but the API doesn't currently return information about which admin specifically authorized it. I'm sending this along as a feature request though.
Thanks gregory.
Is there any other way to find out who authenticates?
- Greg-DB
No, there's no workaround, beyond having the app ask the admin for their ID/email.
- Greg-DBThe Dropbox API now offers a way to determine which admin authorized a particular access token:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/teams#team-token-get_authenticated_admin
If you're using an official SDK, there will also be corresponding method for this endpoint.
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