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is there any Java sdk method to generate access token on the run by taking app key and app secret??
Hello Dropbox team,
As Access token is expiring every 4 hours, we have to regenerate them every 4 hrs. This is becoming difficult to update the access code in my script manually. I'm looking for ...
Hi again Reshma ,
Seems you have misunderstood me. You can't just place one type of token where other type is expected! In Java SDK a DbxCredential object should be used as a proxy (don't ask me why) for refresh token.
Hope it's a bit more clear now.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffReshma As Здравко indicated, you cannot use a refresh token as an access token. Refresh tokens and access tokens serve different purposes and are not interchangeable. You can find examples of using the authorization flow in the Java SDK here. You can find an example of using a credential with a client to make call here.
Also, for future reference, do not publicly post your refresh token or app secret. I've redacted them from your post. You may want to revoke it for the sake of security.
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