Limit on access tokens?

[casualdev]

After reading this, I wonder if my offline terminal app with OAuth client credentials flow can just request an access token everytime I run it. @BarryCarlyon states, that every 25 access tokens, the first dies. That would not be a problem for me. Do I have to fear repercussions, if I reload my cli programm every minute?

If yes, is there a way to recheck “expires_in” without having to recurl the whole token, which will then ultimately renew it? As I understood, refresh_tokens are only given out to other credendial flows.

[BarryCarlyon]

@casualdev

Do I have to fear repercussions, if I reload my cli programm every minute?

No it’s just bad practice.

@casualdev

If yes, is there a way to recheck “expires_in” without having to recurl the whole token, which will then ultimately renew it?

Yes use the validate endpoint

Authentication

@casualdev

As I understood, refresh_tokens are only given out to other credendial flows.

Indeed only user “normal” oAuth get Refresh tokens.

Implicit and App Access you have to go round the loop again

@casualdev

that every 25 access tokens

I discovered the limit as I had a good practice and a bad practice script, and the bad practice script broke the good practice scripts token.

[casualdev]

Thanks Barry, you are doing a wonderful job.