When you do the authorization code OAuth workflow for a Digital Ocean OAuth app, you get an access token and a refresh token. The docs clearly state the access token lasts 30 days, unless you refresh or revoke it. Does anyone know how long the refresh token lasts?
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Heya, @92acaec68da149b0847eb423ec174a
In practice, OAuth refresh tokens are often long-lived and remain valid until one of the following happens:
- the user revokes the application authorization,
- the refresh token is rotated/replaced,
- the app is deleted, or
- the provider expires inactive tokens internally.
You may also want to open a support ticket for clarification:
https://www.digitalocean.com/company/contact/support
Regards
Hi there,
As far as I can see, the DigitalOcean OAuth docs do not explicitly document the refresh token lifetime, which is a gap worth flagging. Based on common OAuth implementations the refresh token typically lasts longer than the access token, sometimes indefinitely until explicitly revoked, but I would not want to guess at the specific value for DigitalOcean’s implementation.
Best to get a definitive answer from the team directly. Open a support ticket at https://cloud.digitalocean.com/support and ask specifically about refresh token lifetime for OAuth apps. If you do get a clear answer, posting it back here would be useful for others hitting the same question.
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