Can't oauth2 Authorise the app

[ke-ss]

I'm using

• arch linux v5.8.1-arch1-1
• bash v5.017
• google chrome v84.0.4147.125 (Official Build) (64-bit)
• dropbox v104.4.175

I have installed dbxcli from the AUR with aur/dbxcli 3.0.0-1 (+6 0.00) (Installed)

This seems to be the latest v3.0.0-1 version of dbxcli.

Here's the problem. At first use, after install, I log in on my dropbox web page, as suggested for the process of initial oauth2 authorisation, then at the bash command prompt I type `dbxcli get I get a prompt back with the following oauth2 web link https://www.dropbox.com/1/oauth2/authorize?client_id=&response_type=code&state=state which also asks me to "Enter the authorization code here:" Presumably the web page link is supposed to provide an access code which is entered at the prompt.

I click the link and it takes me to a dropbox page which shows this error: Error (400) It seems the app you were using submitted a bad request. If you would like to report this error to the app's developer, include the information below. More details for developers Invalid client_id: "".`

Is there a fix?

[ke-ss]

I got it working by following instructions to compile.

[resolritter]

For Arch users this can be solved by setting your app's credentials during package build

https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=dbxcli#n16

As example, installing it through yay

env PERSONALAPPKEY=[key] PERSONALAPPSECRET=[secret] yay -y dbxcli

By building it this way, running dbxcli account and going through the OAuth flow will work

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It's also worthwhile to check if your app has the "Files and folders" permissions enabled in the App Console.