I’m implementing an API wrapper for an OAuth API (in particular, TD Ameritrade) and I’ve encountered an interesting piece of functionality. Unlike most OAuth implementations I’ve seen, in which refresh token is valid for some time period and then the user has to re-authenticate, this API sup…
Tag: oauth
Why is a redirect used on oath?
See the example here. Why is a redirect used simply to connect to a service? Why bother with mocking a service and all that stuff? Is there some valid reason for all of this or is this just because someone made an assumption about how authentications would be used (i.e. author and user are different)? Is ther…
How to Solve: Insufficient client scope in Python using Spotipy
When I try to run cretin modules in Spotipy I get an Insufficient client scope error message. Spotify gives a 403 client error saying “No Token Provided” Tried multiple modules only a few work such as the current_user() module but others spit back the Insufficient client scope error. Tried multipl…