# Auth Channel against API

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/auth-channel-against-api/59925>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** plugin-dev\
**Created:** [March 11, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auth-channel-against-api/59925 "2014-03-11T15:41:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![realriot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@realriot](https://forums.plex.tv/u/realriot)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auth-channel-against-api/59925/1 "2014-03-11T15:41:18Z")

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Hi there,

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is there an elegant way to auth an app against a webservice? For example, for Dropbox it's needed that the user calls an URL directlry. Afterwards the user will be redirected to a given url where the app could fetch the token.

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The problem I'm faced is that I cannot show an URL to the user which the user has to click.

Does someone has a hint for me how to handle this kind of auth process?

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Greets

Sascha

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auth-channel-against-api/59925/2 "2019-12-21T01:31:53Z")

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