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Invalid access token
I generated an access token while creating my project on dropbox app console, and used that token to let my user's to fetch data from my drobox using my android app, everything worked fine for months...
Aslo note down that my app console is still in development mode and my app is published on playstore,i have hard coded the access token in my android app so the users can able to fetch data from my dropbox withouth any aunthentication, is that may be the reason that my access token gets invalid because my app console is still in development mode?
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffNo, your app being in development mode would not affect access token validity. The development mode only limits how many different Dropbox accounts can be connected to your app. Since you are only connecting your app to your one account, that isn't relevant.
- I got the information while generating the access token that i should use standard auth process to generate access tokens for my users. What does that mean then
- Greg-DB
It sounds like you're referring to using the OAuth app authorization flow. That's the process you would implement in your app for the normal case where you have each end-user connect their own Dropbox account to receive their own access token. You can find more information in the OAuth Guide and authorization documentation (as well as the documentation for the SDK/library you're using, if any).
In your case, since you're using the non-recommended method of hard-coding your own access token in the app you distribute to users, you don't need to use the OAuth app authorization flow at all.
For reference, the access token you get for your own account by using the "Generate" button on your app's page on the App Console is functionally the same as an access token you would retrieve for your account via the OAuth app authorization flow.
- This is sample code which iam using to make my user a client through access token.. am i making some mistake which can cause to my access token invalid?
public class Main { private static final String ACCESS_TOKEN = "<ACCESS TOKEN>"; public static void main(String args[]) throws DbxException { // Create Dropbox client DbxRequestConfig config = DbxRequestConfig.newBuilder("dropbox/java-tutorial").build(); DbxClientV2 client = new DbxClientV2(config, ACCESS_TOKEN); }
FullAccount account = client.users().getCurrentAccount();
ListFolderResult result = client.files().listFolder(""); while (true) { for (Metadata metadata : result.getEntries()) { System.out.println(metadata.getPathLower()); } if (!result.getHasMore()) { break; } result = client.files().listFolderContinue(result.getCursor()); }- Greg-DB
No, there's nothing in this code that would invalidate the access token.
Please refer to my earlier comment for a list of things that can disable an access token.
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