Redirect URI Mismatch with Box API

Using Django Mystery Errors
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When attempting to authenticate with the Box API, user encounter a “redirect_uri_mismatch” error. Here are the steps to reproduce :

  • Set up a Box application and configure the redirect URI to http://localhost:8000/

  • Create the minimal example to reproduce the error

  1. settings.py
BOX_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_BOX_CLIENT_ID'
BOX_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_BOX_CLIENT_SECRET'
  1. views.py
from django.shortcuts import redirect
from django.conf import settings
from boxsdk import OAuth2

def authenticate_with_box(request):
    oauth = OAuth2(
        client_id=settings.BOX_CLIENT_ID,
        client_secret=settings.BOX_CLIENT_SECRET,
    )
    auth_url, csrf_token = oauth.get_authorization_url(redirect_url=request.build_absolute_uri(reverse('upload')))
    request.session['csrf_token'] = csrf_token
    return redirect(auth_url)

def upload(request):
    return render(request, "upload.html", {'access_token': request.session["access_token"]})
  1. urls.py
from django.urls import path
from .views import authenticate_with_box

urlpatterns = [
    path('', authenticate_with_box, name='authenticate_with_box'),
    path('upload/', views.upload, name='upload'),
]
  • Run the server
python manage.py runserver