API returning an invalid access token?

[mcacciatore116]

Currently building a quick javascript application and I believe the API is returning an invalid token or my application is not being authenticated properly on Twitch’s end.

Here is the link I am using:

https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/oauth2/authorize?response_type=token&client_id=CLIENT_ID&redirect_uri=http://my.domain.com/auth/&scope=user_read+channel_subscriptions+channel_editor+channel_commercial

Notice that the scope “user_read” is most definitely in there. That link is definitely working because it brings me to this screen (with all the correct scopes): http://imgur.com/9u6qs38

So I login and it redirects me to my redirect URI which looks like:

http://my.domain.com/auth/#access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN&scope=user_read+channel_subscriptions+channel_editor+channel_commercial

There is no redirect mismatch error, or anything like that. It looks like I am authenticated, since it gave me an access token. However, when I try and check to see if the token is valid, using https://api.twitch.tv/kraken, it shows this: http://imgur.com/fEnmr98

Why is the validity showing up as false and why are none of my scopes under “authorization?”

[mcacciatore116]

Had to use PHP and switch response type to code in order for it to work. So there is definitely something wrong with token as a response type and I would greatly appreciate it if Twitch can look into this for me. I like to avoid PHP as much as I can.

[night]

There is nothing wrong with the implicit authorization method that I can detect. During peak hours access tokens can sometimes take a few seconds to become active. I suggest retrying them a few times to see if that helps.

[mcacciatore116]

Yeah, its funny. I have about 20 other applications that use implicit authorization and they all work fine. Perhaps you are correct that it is just a peak hours issue. I’ll explore this again in a few days/a week to see if it was just a temporary issue.