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Focus Authentication Inputs in the Developer Portal After Unauthorized Requests

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We've updated the Developer Portal to automatically guide developers to the relevant authentication inputs when an API request returns a 401 Unauthorized response. This allows developers to quickly correct missing or invalid credentials and retry the request without leaving the API console.

What Changed​

Auto Authentication Focus on 401​

When a user clicks Send in the API console and the request returns a 401 (Unauthorized) response:

  • The Authentication section automatically expands.
  • The first authentication input field receives focus.
  • Developers can immediately enter credentials without manually scrolling or locating the authentication settings.

This eliminates the need to manually scroll and open the auth section after a failed request.

Auth section auto-expanding on 401 response

Availability​

Hosted Portals​

This behavior is automatically applied the next time you publish your portal. No configuration is required.

Docs as Code Portals​

This behavior is enabled by default. To disable it, add the following flag in your portal settings:

{
  focusAuthSectionOnUnauthorizedError: false;
}

For full configuration details, see the portal settings configuration reference.