What’s a redirect URI? how does it apply to iOS app for OAuth2.0?
Beginner programmer here, please pardon ignorance & explanations will be really nice 🙂 I’ve tried to read the tutorials for a certain OAuth … Read more
oauth-2.0
Using an authorization header with Fetch in React Native
I’m trying to use fetch in React Native to grab information from the Product Hunt API. I’ve obtained the proper Access Token and … Read more
What is the purpose of a “Refresh Token”?
I have a program that integrates with the YouTube Live Streaming API. It runs on timers, so its been relatively easy for me … Read more
Refreshing OAuth token using Retrofit without modifying all calls
We are using Retrofit in our Android app, to communicate with an OAuth2 secured server. Everything works great, we use the RequestInterceptor to … Read more
Why do access tokens expire?
I am just getting started working with Google API and OAuth2. When the client authorizes my app I am given a “refresh token” … Read more
JWT refresh token flow
I’m building a mobile app and am using JWT for authentication. It seems like the best way to do this is to pair … Read more
What is the purpose of the implicit grant authorization type in OAuth 2?
I don’t know if I just have some kind of blind spot or what, but I’ve read the OAuth 2 spec many times … Read more
OAuth 2.0: Benefits and use cases — why?
Could anyone explain what’s good about OAuth2 and why we should implement it? I ask because I’m a bit confused about it — … Read more
Why is there an “Authorization Code” flow in OAuth2 when “Implicit” flow works so well?
With the “Implicit” flow the client (likely a browser) will get a access token, after the Resource Owner (i.e. the user) gave access. … Read more
Google OAuth 2 authorization – Error: redirect_uri_mismatch
On the website https://code.google.com/apis/console I have registered my application, set up generated Client ID: and Client Secret to my app and tried to … Read more