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Well that's just good practice. Apps would normally ask you to log in once, receive an API token from the server, and continue to use that for the rest of the t

Well that's just good practice. Apps would normally ask you to log in once, receive an API token from the server, and continue to use that for the rest of the tokens lifetime. When the token expires, it'll prompt you again for your login.

protomyth 10y ago
We don't do that with web browsers these days. I get the feeling other apps on my PC (particularly a photo or video editor that had a "Share" function for Instagram) it would get tiresome.
- prdonahue 10y ago
  Sure we do. See also: bearer tokens.
  - protomyth 10y ago
    Look at password management in browsers, that's what I meant. No one bans browsers from accessing their site.
techdetect 10y ago
Sure but consider that every endpoint in the API needs a login. That means that you can no longer construct a simple feed widget of a hashtag for your website.
- doomrobo 10y ago
  Oh, I didn't see that part. That's a lot more inconvenient.