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    <h2>OAuth 2.0 Refresh Token</h2>

    <p><a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749#section-1.5" class="rfc">tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749#section-1.5</a></p>

    <p>The Refresh Token grant type is used by clients to exchange a refresh token for an access token when the access token has expired.</p>
    <p>This allows clients to continue to have a valid access token without further interaction with the user.</p>

    <p>More resources
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        <li><a href="https://www.oauth.com/oauth2-servers/access-tokens/refreshing-access-tokens/">Refreshing Access Tokens</a> (oauth.com)</li>
        <li><a href="https://auth0.com/blog/refresh-tokens-what-are-they-and-when-to-use-them/">Refresh Tokens: What they are and when to use them</a> (auth0.com)</li>
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