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How to check if oauth2_refresh_token belongs to supplied app_key and app_secret?

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python

Research direction

Review the SDK's OAuth2 handling and the Dropbox API authentication documentation first. Determine whether the SDK or API exposes a way to validate that an oauth2_refresh_token matches the supplied app_key and app_secret, and define the expected behavior if no such validation is available.

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Is there a way to check that a supplied oauth2_refresh_token belongs to a supplied app_key and app_secret?

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  • What version of the SDK are you using?
    • 10.4.1
  • What version of the language are you using?
    • Python3.8
  • What platform are you using? (if applicable)
    • macOS

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