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Asked: 2026-06-14T17:18:59+00:00

I use the Google APIs Client Library for Python (oauth2client app engine). When the

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I use the Google APIs Client Library for Python (oauth2client app engine). When the access_token expires, do I have to refresh it myself or will it be done by the API?
Now the access_token expires and is not refreshed!

I use the oauth aware decorator. The access type = offline and the refresh token is inside the credentials.

This is the TokenInfo I have received:

{
 "issued_to": "1002825648120.apps.googleusercontent.com",
 "audience": "1002825648120.apps.googleusercontent.com",
 "user_id": "110738386197429542823",
 "scope": "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email",
 "expires_in": 3540,
 "email": "xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com",
 "verified_email": true,
 "access_type": "offline"
}

If I have to refresh the access_token, is there an easy method in the oauth client API to do that?

UPDATE-1 :

I studied the code of oauth2/client.py. I now think that failing to use decorator.http() results in not refreshing the access token. See this (my other) question:
Failed to authorize tokeninfo oauth2 request using decorator.http()

UPDATE-2 : SOLVED :

The problem mentioned above (in UPDATE-1) was solved and also solved this question. The API will try to refresh the access_token (if expired) when calling an authorized http.request.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I studied the code of oauth2/client.py. I now think that failing to use decorator.http() results in not refreshing the access token. See this (my other) question: Failed to authorize tokeninfo oauth2 request using decorator.http()

    UPDATE and SOLVED :

    The problem mentioned above was solved and also solved this question. The API will try to refresh the access_token (if expired) when calling an authorized http.request.

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