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Java dropbox API permanent key

Hello,

I am for the first time trying to create a APP that will upload a backup file into dropbox and although I managed to get it to work with the code example provided here https://www.dropbox.com/developers-v1/core/start/java the generated code only last for one run, next time it does not work anymore and I need to generate a new code.

How do I get my app (JAVA) to only request approval for my APP once and then be able to always run the app and upload my backup file?

Many Thanks

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Greg-DB

It sounds like you're referring to the "authorization code", stored as `code` in the tutorial. The authorization code is temporary and can only be used once. The "access token", stored as `accessToken` in the tutorial, doesn't expire, so you can store and re-use that. When the user comes back, you can just retrieve that access token instead of sending them to the authorize URL again.

Ricardo W.

Many thanks Gregory I had failed to see that, if accessToken is valid I don't need to to run the "authorization code" and that the "authorization code" creates accessToken.

DbxAuthFinish authFinish = webAuth.finish(code);
String accessToken = authFinish.accessToken;

Stored accessToken in a file and it's all good now.

Many Thanks for your help