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Long life Access token or access token refresh
Hi there, I am currently working on a Next.js project where I am fetching photos from a folder in Dropbox. The photo's render fine but the issue is that after 4 hours the access token expires. I ...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffPathirny Rich is correct. Dropbox now issues short-lived access tokens, and for long-term access you should get a refresh token. In addition to the blog post Rich linked to, be sure to also refer to the OAuth Guide and authorization documentation.
Thanks for the response Greg!
I'm currently creating a gallery of photos for a client in Next.js and will look into the above.
Thank you
Hi Greg,
I'm using the documentation you've shared and I keep coming across a CORS error when trying to fetch the access token.
I'll share the code and error below for your consideration. Please note I am using Next.js
Any recommendations on how I can get past CORS?
Thanks
- Greg-DB
The https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize... URL you construct points to a web page where the user would choose whether or not to allow the app to access their account. That means the app should direct the user to that URL in their web browser. The app should not try to access the contents of that URL programmatically; for example, you should not have the app try to retrieve the contents of that URL using 'fetch'. Please refer to the links in my previous message for more information on how this process works.
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