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Using Refresh Token
Currently I am trying to migrate our application to the new refresh token system
I am getting my Refresh token and my ExpiresAt values, and saving that data on the database,
if the ExpiresAt ...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffBuilding a DropboxClient with the refresh token, app key, and app secret as you've shown here is correct and valid. Are you sure that is the specific DropboxClient object you're using when you're getting that 'expired_access_token' error? I just tried it and it is working for me with my own values.
Note that an 'ExpiresAt' value would be referring to a specific access token (not a refresh token). When building a client with the refresh token and app key/secret like that, the client won't even have an access token anyway, so it will automatically get a new valid one. That being the case, you don't actually need to store and supply the access token and expiration information to begin with, since you can always just supply the refresh token.
here is where I am getting my model, the dbxService is where I send the refreshToken value as show in the previus message
public async Task<FileManagerViewModel> GetDropboxViewModel(Panther.Views.Attachment.IndexViewModel gridViewModel, IIdentityService identityService)
{
var dbxViewModel = new FileManagerViewModel();
dbxViewModel.Type = FileManagerProviderType.Dropbox;
Project project = null;
var dropBoxsettings = await _unitOfWork.DropBoxSettingsRepository.GetSettingsByTenantId(identityService.Tenant.Id).FirstAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
var path = "/MyCompany";
MyCompanyLogger.Log(MyCompanyLogLevel.Info, "BlobRepository: GetDropboxViewModel", $"GridViewModel: {Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(gridViewModel)}");
try
{
var dbxService = new Panther.Services.DropboxService(dropBoxsettings);
FolderMetadata folder = null;
if (gridViewModel.AccountGuid.HasValue)
{
var account = await _unitOfWork.AccountRepository.GetAccount(identityService, gridViewModel.AccountGuid.Value, AccessLevelAction.Details).FirstAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
folder = await dbxService.GetFolder(account.DropboxFolderId, account.NameAndNumber);
if (account.DropboxFolderId != folder.Id)
{
account.DropboxFolderId = folder.Id;
await _unitOfWork.AccountRepository.InsertOrUpdateAndSaveAsync(account).ConfigureAwait(false);
MyCompanyLogger.Log(MyCompanyLogLevel.Info, "BlobRepository: GetDropboxViewModel", $"Account updated Dropbox folder Id: {account.DropboxFolderId}");
}
path = folder.PathLower;
}
if (gridViewModel.ProjectGuid.HasValue)
{
project = await _unitOfWork.ProjectRepository.GetProject(identityService, gridViewModel.ProjectGuid.Value, AccessLevelAction.Details).FirstAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
folder = await dbxService.GetFolder(project.DropboxFolderId, project.NameAndNumber, project.Account.DropboxFolderId, project.Account.NameAndNumber);
if (project.DropboxFolderId != folder.Id)
{
project.DropboxFolderId = folder.Id;
await _unitOfWork.ProjectRepository.InsertOrUpdateAndSaveAsync(project).ConfigureAwait(false);
MyCompanyLogger.Log(MyCompanyLogLevel.Info, "BlobRepository: GetDropboxViewModel", $"Project updated Dropbox folder Id: {project.DropboxFolderId}");
}
path = folder.PathLower;
}
var provider = new DropboxFileSystemProvider(path);
DevExpress.Web.AccountManager.RegisterDropbox("Dropbox1", "AccessTokenValue1");
provider.AccessTokenValue = Backoffice.Encryptor.Decrypt(dropBoxsettings.AuthToken);
provider.AccountName = Backoffice.Encryptor.Decrypt(dropBoxsettings.AuthToken);
dbxViewModel.FileSystemProvider = provider;
dbxViewModel.IsAllowCreate = HasAccess(FilePermissions.Create, identityService, project);
dbxViewModel.IsAllowDelete = HasAccess(FilePermissions.Delete, identityService);
dbxViewModel.IsAllowEdit = HasAccess(FilePermissions.Delete, identityService);
dbxViewModel.IsAllowDownload = HasAccess(FilePermissions.Download, identityService);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Backoffice.ErrorHelper.LogErrorManually(ex);
MyCompanyLogger.Log(MyCompanyLogLevel.Error, "BlobRepository: GetDropboxViewModel exception", ex);
}
return dbxViewModel;
}but here
provider.AccessTokenValue = Backoffice.Encryptor.Decrypt(dropBoxsettings.AuthToken);
I ma getting a message that says that AccessTokenValue is obsolete, I am unable to find any example of how to use:
can you tell me where is wrong the code please?
- Greg-DB
In this code I see references to "Panther.Services.DropboxService" and "DropboxFileSystemProvider", which are not classes/types written by Dropbox, so unfortunately I cannot offer support for those. You'll need to refer to the documentation/support resources for those third party objects.
Also, I don't see it referencing a refresh token anyway, just an access token. I don't know what's in your "dropBoxsettings", but on "provider" itself at least it looks like you're only setting an access token, not a refresh token.
New Dropbox access tokens are short-lived and are only valid for several hours, so if you're only loading a previously retrieved access token you will get the 'expired_access_token' starting a few hours after it was retrieved. The refresh tokens don't expire by default and can and should be re-used. The official Dropbox .NET SDK can accept just the refresh token, app key, and app secret so you don't even need to store an access token to use that, but I can't offer guidance on how to use those third party objects in a similar manner (or if they are even written to support refresh tokens at all).
CTO1 wrote:...
provider.AccessTokenValue = Backoffice.Encryptor.Decrypt(dropBoxsettings.AuthToken);
I ma getting a message that says that AccessTokenValue is obsolete, I am unable to find any example of how to use:
...
Hi CTO1,
First of all, why do you need access token at all??? Clarify to yourself it! 🤷 You already have a client. Why don't you use it? 😉
Next, you are using the former (got at authorization time) access token!!! - not the actualized one. 😁 Be more careful! After some time (at most 4 hours) every access token expires. That's why you are getting the posted error message. 😉
Hope this clarifies matter.
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