When using the REST pages I constantly get token fail outs

Question

Ever since the new REST pages came out I constantly fight the Token required battle.  If you wait even a short time no matter what I click on I get this message.

There does not seem to be a way to get it back either.  Things like creating a replica puts you on the waiting page - if I click the Check button it wants a token and stuck.  Same thing with the output URL.  I tend to have to open a new window and click until I get a token in the URL then copy paste that over to the download URL to get it to go.

Why can't it just refresh the token for me?  Why does it keep getting stuck like this?  Drives me nuts for months now so finally posting.  This is just one example it happens all the time.

Also can we get rid of the new popup type window for rest and go back to pages.  Using the back button and such all breaks.  It also is hiding the token in the URL from me.

thanks a lot

DavidBollinger · Answer

Particularly true for the specific example of creating a large replica async.  The whole reason for doing that async is that it's expected to take a long time, certainly longer than the life of the token, so you're essentially guaranteed that token will expire and you won't be able to check the status (or receive the final result link) throughout the lifetime of the job.  (and there doesn't appear to be any way to regenerate a token that that job status page will respect once original has expired)

dougbrowning · Answer

Bump this is still an issue all the time.  It is not possible to get back to a jobs page now.  Can we please, please get rid of this popup stuff and go back to the old way.  This was never a problem in the past.

dougbrowning · Answer

I can do this to get a new token but I can never get back to the job status page of the replica.  This new popup window interface is just plain not working out.  It really should just go get a new token for me.  Just so weird and frustrating.

I need the URL to get back to this page

thanks