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Obtaining access tokens in POST request results in a redirect to the original URL

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Description

Describe the bug

When using handling a POST request, it is not possible to obtain a non-cached access_token, neither from @RegisteredOAuth2AuthorizedClient nor from OAuth2AuthorizedClientManager directly.

After the authorization code flow has been executed, Spring Security sends a HTTP 302 to the saved request URL, instead of replaying the request.

To Reproduce

Consider the following controller method

@PostMapping("/some-endpoint")
public String myController(@RegisteredOAuth2AuthorizedClient("spring-auth-server") OAuth2AuthorizedClient authorizedClient) {
    // ... your code ...
}

Sending a form POST to this endpoint will trigger the auth code flow, and then end up with a 405 Method not Allowed, with the request body, headers, etc lost.

Expected behavior

The saved request is fully replayed after the auth code flow.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the POST controller example through @RegisteredOAuth2AuthorizedClient and OAuth2AuthorizedClientManager during the authorization-code flow. Verify where the saved request is restored after authentication; done means the original POST, including its method, body, and headers, is replayed instead of redirected as a new request.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
authentication, authorization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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