https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/bypassing-login-screen-when-viewing-private-layers/m-p/1027143#M71782 <P>Unfortunately, what you are describing is likely a violation of the terms of use...</P><P>If you are hardcoding a single user's credentials in an application that multiple people will use to access private content, then that will be a violation of the Arcgis.com Terms of Use.</P><P>See section 2.5:</P><P><A href="https://www.arcgis.com/home/termsofuse.html" target="_blank">https://www.arcgis.com/home/termsofuse.html</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:47:14 GMT TommyBramble 2021-02-16T13:47:14Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/bypassing-login-screen-when-viewing-private-layers/m-p/1026092#M71748 <P>I want to be able to bypass the login screen that is shown when trying to view private layers on a map using the JS API. I've found this solution using application credentials that works using <EM>client_id</EM> and <EM>client_secret</EM> after registering an application:&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><LI-CODE lang="javascript"> var url = "https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/oauth2/token"; var token = ""; esriRequest(url, { query: { client_id: "CLIENT_ID", client_secret: "CLIENT_SECRET", grant_type: "client_credentials" }, method: "post" }) .then((response) =&gt; { token = response.data.access_token; esriId.registerToken({ server: "https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest", token: token }) }) .catch((err) =&gt; { if (err.name === 'AbortError') { console.log('Request aborted'); } else { console.error('Error encountered', err); } });</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P><P>...but after checking here (<A href="https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/security-and-authentication/other-authentication-methods/application-credentials/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/security-and-authentication/other-authentication-methods/application-credentials/)</A>&nbsp;I'm unclear whether I'd be within the terms of use using this method. I see that under limitations I'm directed to use ArcGIS Identity to access private content, but that link details a method that requires login, which is what I'm trying to avoid (though I haven't tested the workflow that is described there). Can anyone verify whether the method above is within terms of use for the JS API? Thanks so much in advance.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:15:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/bypassing-login-screen-when-viewing-private-layers/m-p/1026092#M71748 CaralynGorman111 2021-02-12T17:15:46Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/bypassing-login-screen-when-viewing-private-layers/m-p/1027143#M71782 <P>Unfortunately, what you are describing is likely a violation of the terms of use...</P><P>If you are hardcoding a single user's credentials in an application that multiple people will use to access private content, then that will be a violation of the Arcgis.com Terms of Use.</P><P>See section 2.5:</P><P><A href="https://www.arcgis.com/home/termsofuse.html" target="_blank">https://www.arcgis.com/home/termsofuse.html</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:47:14 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/bypassing-login-screen-when-viewing-private-layers/m-p/1027143#M71782 TommyBramble 2021-02-16T13:47:14Z