Pixiv refresh token from the "callback" page doesn't work

[arisboch]

I'm following all instructions I see when I use enter gallery-dl oauth:pixiv, but the only thing I get in return is {'has_error': True, 'errors': {'system': {'message': 'The authorization code has expired', 'code': 1508}}, 'error': 'invalid_grant'}. What can I do?

[mikf]

Be faster. No, seriously, that's it.
The code expires after only a few seconds,
so you have to be rather quick to select-copy-paste-enter

[arisboch]

Is there any way to download sign-in-only content from Pixiv without having to jump through this kinda absurd hoops (such as cookies)?

[mikf]

No, there isn't, at least not with gallery-dl.
This is the only way to use the Pixiv Mobile API after logging in with username and password got disabled (#1304, upbit/pixivpy#158)

Thankfully this only has to be done once, and I'd recommend also storing the token in your config file in case your cache gets deleted ("refresh-token": "token" where previously your username and password setting where).

[marlekal]

is there a way to view the token in order to store it in the config file? i already have the token linked using the "callback" steps thingy
or do i have to do the process again?

[mikf]

Not with gallery-dl. You could try sqlitebrowser, or you put a print(token) in extractor/pixiv.py before line 546. or I could write a small Python script that does it, but doing the process again might be the fastest.

You'll also be able to select which cache entries to delete, by the way: 755164b