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DropboxOAuth2FlowNoRedirect().finish() does not return user_id

Hey,

when using DropboxOAuth2FlowNoRedirect().finish() it doesn't return the user_id of the user authorizing it.

Tested with the following code:

flow = dropbox.client.DropboxOAuth2FlowNoRedirect(dropbox_app_key, dropbox_app_secret)  
authorize_url = flow.start()  
print("Auth URL: " + authorize_url)  
result = flow.finish(raw_input("Enter the code: ").strip())  

print(result)

It returns the access code and an empty string.

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Greg-DB

Are you using a Dropbox for Business API app? Apps for the Dropbox for Business API are linked to teams, not users, so there isn't a relevant user ID to return in that case.

Markus C.

Yes I am. Thank you for clarification.

What's the recommended way to get the user_id of the user which approved the app via oauth? Should I just handle it via user input and /members/get_info the email?

Greg-DB

Since the connection is between the app and the team, not a particular user, the API doesn't provide this information. If you do need to know it, yes, you would need to ask the admin during the flow.

Markus C.

Thank you