How do I create INITIAL OAuth2 tokens?

Hi rollo100,

This guide should help you go through the OAuth 2 process with Python: https://developer.box.com/docs/authenticate-with-oauth-2

That should allow you to get the original access token. If you see under step 3 in the Python example that access_token is one of the set variables. That may be extracted if you need it.

I'd recommend using the Python SDK directly, as opposed to making the direct API calls yourself, as it'll be easier to update the SDK if changes are made rather than your underlying direct API code.

Let me know if you have any other questions,

Jon

Thank you! I'll give it a try right away!

Hi,

When i tried to run the Step 1 code in python, it gave me an error - 

No module named 'config_oauth'

I also tried to install config_oauth but it says 'could not find a version which satisfies the requirement config_oauth'.

I am relatively new to python and box api so have very limited knowledge on where i am doing wrong. 

Thanks!

Hi , you'll need to create the config file yourself, as outlined here: https://developer.box.com/docs/authenticate-with-oauth-2#section-step-1-add-config-and-dependencies

I am not sure if i get it. If I am passing the client ID, client Secret and Redirect URL in the code itself, still i have to create a config file?

I am trying to get the access token and refresh token to automate the task of moving the files within my box account. 

No, you can either use a config file (as shown in the docs) or simply embed those three variables directly in your code and remove the line for: 

import config_oauth

What the Python code would look like with that removed would be something like: 

from boxsdk import Client
from boxsdk import OAuth2

# Auth config
client_id = 'YOUR CLIENT ID'
client_secret='YOUR CLIENT SECRET'
redirect_uri = 'http://127.0.0.1:5000/return'

# Create new OAuth client & csrf token
oauth = OAuth2(
  client_id=client_id,
  client_secret=client_secret
)
csrf_token = ''

global csrf_token
auth_url, csrf_token = oauth.get_authorization_url(redirect_uri)

return redirect(auth_url)

Thank you! I will try the provided code. 

The code sometimes works well generating auth_url. But sometimes it throws an error 

name 'auth_url' is not defined

Any help on what i am doing wrong. 

I have create file called renewToken.py and write following code to it

from boxsdk import Client
from boxsdk import OAuth2

def renewToken():

    # Auth config
    client_id = 'YOUR CLIENT ID'
    client_secret='YOUR CLIENT SECRET'
    redirect_uri = 'http://127.0.0.1:5000/return'

    # Create new OAuth client & csrf token
    oauth = OAuth2(
    client_id=client_id,
    client_secret=client_secret
    )
    csrf_token = ''

    global csrf_token
    auth_url, csrf_token = oauth.get_authorization_url(redirect_uri)

    return redirect(auth_url)

My question is how do i use following code:

# Fetch access token and make authenticated request
.route('/return')
def capture():
    # Capture auth code and csrf token via state
    code = request.args.get('code')
    state = request.args.get('state')

    # If csrf token matches, fetch tokens
    assert state == csrf_token
    access_token, refresh_token = oauth.authenticate(code)

   # PERFORM API ACTIONS WITH ACCESS TOKEN

Can you please comment your code snippet , I am new to python could find solution which will i understand.