App Login not working

I think your application have to be approved by Geni to use that method.

Personally I use the Desktop App method and store the access_token which I just validate and continue to use the next time I start my app.

https://www.geni.com/platform/oauth/validate_token?access_token=nnnn

Even if you get an expires_in it does not happen.

Sorry, - it is the Trusted App method that have to be approved.

Private User, it looks the Desktop App method requires authentication, stating that "If the user is already logged in, we validate the login cookie that we have stored on the user's browser and authenticate the user.If the user is not logged in, they are prompted to enter their credentials".

I don't want to authenticate a user - it's a web server service and I want it to run independent of my personal credentials. The App Login flow looks like it would do that. The Trusted App might also work, but I rather not supply my personal account into if I can have the App get it's own token.

The last time I checked Application Login could not be used,- yes you get an access_token - but not bound to any account.

Besides: Use this flow if your application needs to retrieve public data or take adminstrative actions. The calls will not be made on behalf of the user, but on behalf of the app itself. Unlike public api calls without a token, this flow has a higher rate limit.

The http://www.geni.com/api/project-6/profiles call is not public data, so you need an approved access_token .

As I said: You only need to get an approved access_token which you store and re-use. I am still using an access token from November.

I have seen oAuth apps that pops up a browser and ask the user to approve and manually copy and paste the key back to the program.

Ah.. I see, ok, I'll try it that way. Thanks :)

Hmmm, the desktop app uses the browser authentication to verify the cookie stored on the user's browser. I don't have a browser - it's running directly from python, just making a web call. Arrgg, shouldn't be this much of a pain. haha

Jeff, my first app contained a class working as a mini-server listening on an internal port I used as call-back.

But as I said above: You can get the access_token manually in your browser and just copy and paste it into the configuration of your app.