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No Refresh token is returned
Hey,
I'm trying to figure out how the refresh token oauth2 process is working.
When I navigate to
https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=<client_id>&token_access_type=offline&response_type=code
and grant premission I only get an oauth2 code but no refresh token. What am I doing wrong?
Do I have to enable something in the app center?
When you swap that code for an access token(https://api.dropbox.com/oauth2/token), the resulting payload will contain an
access_tokenand arefresh_token, which can be stored and used to issue a new access token later.
- TaylorKrusen
Dropbox Staff
Is this a newly created scoped app or an app that you're migrating? The OAuth Guide or blog post, Migrating App Permissions and Access Tokens, might be useful resources here.
In your app's settings there is an OAuth 2 section. Is the "Access token expiration" set to "Short-lived"?Its a new scoped app and "Access token expiration" is set to "Short-lived".
- TaylorKrusen
When you swap that code for an access token(https://api.dropbox.com/oauth2/token), the resulting payload will contain an
access_tokenand arefresh_token, which can be stored and used to issue a new access token later.
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