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I'm struggleing to download a single file from the API
Hello there,
I'm struggleing to download a single file from the API.
I'm supplying the app key and secret for App Authentication but I'm getting this error:
Error in call to API funct...
novaut wrote:...
One question for how long refresh_token is alive? Is it long-lived?
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Hi novaut,
Yes, it's long lived token. The refresh token remains valid till explicit revoke either from application itself or user that granted access for your application to its data.
novaut wrote:...
I successfully got the file from Dropbox using the refresh_token and it doesn't ask for http authentication 🙂
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You make me doubt you have understand everything correctly. You can download a file only with access token authentication, not directly with refresh token!!! The refresh token helps you keep receiving valid access token without further user actions. 😉 Hope this was just a confusion while typing.
Good luck.
Hi Здравко,
I understood how it works.
One question for how long refresh_token is alive? Is it long-lived?
I successfully got the file from Dropbox using the refresh_token and it doesn't ask for http authentication 🙂
Thank you so much for your help 🙂
novaut wrote:...
One question for how long refresh_token is alive? Is it long-lived?
...
Hi novaut,
Yes, it's long lived token. The refresh token remains valid till explicit revoke either from application itself or user that granted access for your application to its data.
novaut wrote:...
I successfully got the file from Dropbox using the refresh_token and it doesn't ask for http authentication 🙂
...
You make me doubt you have understand everything correctly. You can download a file only with access token authentication, not directly with refresh token!!! The refresh token helps you keep receiving valid access token without further user actions. 😉 Hope this was just a confusion while typing.
Good luck.
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