When to Create a Custom OAuth App

You might want to create a custom OAuth app to change the information displayed when users log into the Dropbox OAuth endpoint to grant permissions to the adapter.

Desktop Authentication with a Custom OAuth App

Follow the steps below to authenticate with the credentials for a custom OAuth app. See Creating a Custom OAuth App.

Get the OAuth Access Token

After setting the following, you are ready to connect:

• OAuthClientId: Set this to the client Id assigned when you registered your app.
• OAuthClientSecret: Set this to the client secret assigned when you registered your app.
• CallbackURL: Set this to the redirect URI defined when you registered your app.
• InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to avoid repeating the OAuth exchange and manually setting the OAuthAccessToken.

When you connect the adapter opens the OAuth endpoint in your default browser. Log in and grant permissions to the application. The adapter then completes the OAuth process:

1. Extracts the access token from the callback URL and authenticates requests.
2. Saves OAuth values in OAuthSettingsLocation to be persisted across connections.