Questions tagged [oauth2]
For questions relating to authenticating with the Stack Exchange API using OAuth 2.0, which is an open standard for authorization. General OAuth 2.0 questions are off-topic but might find a home elsewhere in the network.
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Unable to get access token
I am trying to get a non-expiry access token, like so:
https://stackexchange.com/oauth?scope=no_expiry&redirect_uri={{some_uri}}&client_id={{some_value}}
I am repeatedly getting the error:
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Can not request info after OAuth
I am following The implicit OAuth 2.0 flow Guide:
My client ID is 4709 while key is RoZwtHUrhMP088oVGCMlxA((
I appended my URL as:
https://stackexchange.com/oauth/dialog?client_id=4709&scope=...
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Help with javascript SDK configuration
The following problem is REAL! All names have been changed to protect the innocent.
I have a site at "http://Something.github.io/MyRepository/Directory/index.html"
And I have my app configured like ...
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"client_id rejected" error when retrieving the access_token
I'm developing an application in C# and I to post questions, so I need an access token.
I registered my application and I have received a client ID. Then I get the following query-string to get the ...
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Does verifying OAuth2 `access_token` validity count towards API call quota?
Does this Stack Exchange API endpoint count towards quota usage? :
http://api.stackexchange.com/docs/read-access-tokens
(This is the most promising API call I found for verifying the validity of ...
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OAuth2 Authentication Redirection error in PHP
I'm trying to authenticate into Stack Exchange's API with the following URL:
https://stackexchange.com/oauth/dialog?client_id=3535&scope=write_access&redirect_uri=https://stackexchange.com/...
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Getting Error 400 when using Authentication Broker in Win 8 App for Stackexchange API
I'm trying to connect to Stack Exchange API using OAuth.
So far I've been able to get a token and retrieve data that does not require authentication.
When i try do query that uses the authentication, ...
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Javascript SDK channelUrl for local development [duplicate]
I am trying to get started with the Javascript SDK. I am developing on a web server on my local machine. I get a channelUrl-related error when calling SE.init.
My code:
SE.init({
clientId: ...
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OAuth login fails for Stack Exchange and Facebook, but not Google
I'm integrating with Stack Exchange API on iOS 6 & 7. To authenticate, I load up a UIWebView with the OAuth page. Google login works well, but Stack Exchange and Facebook do not. Are these ...
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Google’s OAuth redirect broken
We just tried to authenticate with our application without being logged into anything on StackExchange. This is best tested in a private browser session without any cookies etc.
So after starting the ...
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Implicit OAuth Flow stopped working. Redirect happening to a non existent URL [duplicate]
The following URL is first hit when a user clicks on Login:
https://stackexchange.com/oauth/dialog?client_id=202&redirect_uri=https%3a%2f%2fstackexchange.com%2foauth%2flogin_success&scope=...
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/oauth/access_token not redirecting back to my redirect_uri
I am trying to implement Stack Exchange using oAuth 2.0. I am able to get CODE but, when I try to get access_token through this code:
<?php
if(isset($_GET['code']))
{
?>
<form method="...
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How can I re-authenticate StackAlert Addon
Recently I removed StackAlert Firefox addon from my apps list in StackExchange. Now when I reinstall it, it is not authenticating and giving message
key is not valid for passed access_token..
How ...
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Is it safe to change the OAuth Domain?
I'm about to develop a small application that will use the Stack Exchange API. I understand that I have to provide an OAuth Domain when I register the application with Stack Exchange. Right now, I am ...
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What to do with "OAuth Domain" in the registration page for a browser user script?
I want to register my first project so I can make more API calls without hitting the limit now that it seems to be good enough for others to use.
My project is a browser userscript that works with ...
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"client_id not provided" when trying to obtain an access_token
So I'm trying to authenticate with the v2 API via oauth2. I have a code, so I'm POSTing to https://stackexchange.com/oauth/access_token and ideally get an access_token back.
Instead I get an ...
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OAuth Dialog rendering problems in iPad
I'm using the implicit OAuth flow for our native iPad app. We're calling the standard URLs in a UIWebView. The Stack Exchange login renders with several UI glitches.
The first screen looks correct:
(...
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API is accepting requests from other OAuth domains
I've set an OAuth domain for an application (the client_id is 24) and the following link authorizes the application:
https://stackexchange.com/oauth/dialog?client_id=24&scope=no_expiry,...
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API Implicit Authentication with Python
I am working on an desktop inbox notifier for StackOverflow, using the API with Python.
The script I am working on first logs the user in on StackExchange, and then requests authorisation for the ...
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