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How to migrate previous API v1 authentication to APIv2?
Hi All,
So I've successfully migrated my Android app to Dbx API v2 (hooray!) but there's one bit missing. I need to tranfer previous APIv1 authentication to APIv2 otherwise everyone will be fo...
- Yes, OAuth 2 access tokens only have one piece. That is, each OAuth 2 access token is just one long string.
In your API v1 code, you're storing that via the access_token variable under DROPBOX_PREFS_SECRET.
In your API v2 code, you're storing that via the access_token variable under DROPBOX_PREFS_TOKEN.
(Part of the confusion may be that API v1 supported both OAuth 1 and OAuth 2. OAuth 1 access tokens are comprised of two pieces, a key and secret. API v2 only supports OAuth 2. OAuth 2 access tokens only have the one piece.)
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffYes, OAuth 2 access tokens only have one piece. That is, each OAuth 2 access token is just one long string.
In your API v1 code, you're storing that via the access_token variable under DROPBOX_PREFS_SECRET.
In your API v2 code, you're storing that via the access_token variable under DROPBOX_PREFS_TOKEN.
(Part of the confusion may be that API v1 supported both OAuth 1 and OAuth 2. OAuth 1 access tokens are comprised of two pieces, a key and secret. API v2 only supports OAuth 2. OAuth 2 access tokens only have the one piece.)
In your API v1 code, you're storing that via the access_token variable under DROPBOX_PREFS_SECRET.
In your API v2 code, you're storing that via the access_token variable under DROPBOX_PREFS_TOKEN.
(Part of the confusion may be that API v1 supported both OAuth 1 and OAuth 2. OAuth 1 access tokens are comprised of two pieces, a key and secret. API v2 only supports OAuth 2. OAuth 2 access tokens only have the one piece.)
Thanks dude, that worked! :grinning:
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