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Oauth Dialogue Flow
Hi,
We are developing a new collaboration app using the Full Dropbox API.
Currently, the Oauth dialogue/flow includes two warning/authorization pages:
Page 1. "Before you connect th...
The shorter version is shown for apps with legacy non-scoped permissions, where the app requests non-granular access.
The longer version is shown for apps with the new scoped permission, where the app can request access on a more granular level.
Dropbox will eventually migrate everything to the new scopes permission, in order to enable more granular permissions for all apps. You can find more information on the migration here. You can also find more information on using scopes in the OAuth Guide and authorization documentation.
You can't revert a scoped app to a legacy non-scoped permission, but you can reduce the size of that text by removing any scopes that your app doesn't need. You can either disable scopes for your app entirely, via the "Permissions" tab on the app's page on the App Console, or on the fly by requesting only the minimal set of needed scopes using the 'scope' parameter on /oauth2/authorize.
Greg-DB ... a follow-up question.
On our staging server, the Dropbox warning/authorization is short. The page reads: AppName would like access to the files and folders in your Dropbox. Learn more
On our production server, the warning/authorization is longer. The page reads: AppName would like to:
- Edit content of your Dropbox files and folders, view content of your Dropbox files and folders, and view and edit information about your Dropbox files and folders
- View and manage your Dropbox file requests and Dropbox sharing settings and collaborators
- View basic information about your Dropbox account such as your username, email, and country
Because it is better UX, we would like to use the shorter, staging server text on our production server? Is this possible? If so, please explain how?
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThe shorter version is shown for apps with legacy non-scoped permissions, where the app requests non-granular access.
The longer version is shown for apps with the new scoped permission, where the app can request access on a more granular level.
Dropbox will eventually migrate everything to the new scopes permission, in order to enable more granular permissions for all apps. You can find more information on the migration here. You can also find more information on using scopes in the OAuth Guide and authorization documentation.
You can't revert a scoped app to a legacy non-scoped permission, but you can reduce the size of that text by removing any scopes that your app doesn't need. You can either disable scopes for your app entirely, via the "Permissions" tab on the app's page on the App Console, or on the fly by requesting only the minimal set of needed scopes using the 'scope' parameter on /oauth2/authorize.
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