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Kentwt
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
How to get an access token and refresh token
I am encountering issues when trying to obtain an access token and refresh token. I retrieved the access code from the following URL: https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=<app key>&r...
- 2 years ago
When you say you executed it, it sounds like you're referring to the step where you call /oauth2/token to exchange the authorization code for a refresh token and access token. It looks you're sending the parameters as JSON though, but the /oauth2/token endpoint requires application/x-www-form-urlencoded POST parameters, not JSON. Please update your code to send those parameters as application/x-www-form-urlencoded POST parameters. There's an example of this flow here that may be helpful.
Greg-DB
2 years agoDropbox Staff
When you say you executed it, it sounds like you're referring to the step where you call /oauth2/token to exchange the authorization code for a refresh token and access token. It looks you're sending the parameters as JSON though, but the /oauth2/token endpoint requires application/x-www-form-urlencoded POST parameters, not JSON. Please update your code to send those parameters as application/x-www-form-urlencoded POST parameters. There's an example of this flow here that may be helpful.
- Kentwt2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Thank you for your help. It is working properly now.
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