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Using API in Salesforce with Named and External Credentials and OAuth2 upload OK but call to file sh
I have setup OAuth2 in Salesforce along with Named Credentials and External Credentials. I am calling the File Upload API in the code..that works fine with all the above. I setup a second Named Cred...
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Dropbox Engineer
Dropbox Engineerbossgolfer, It is recommended to get an access token via an OAuth flow, yes.
Keep in mind that access tokens, whether obtained from the app within the App Console or via OAuth flow, will eventually expire. The expiration time can be confirmed in the property expires_in, which is found in the response object returned from the /oauth2/token endpoint.
I hope this information provides more clarity!
Thanks. I went the route of Auth Provider plus Named and External Credentials in Salesforce and all is working well.
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