https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/get-an-access-token-with-integrated-windows/m-p/1681061#M43732 <P>I have an Enterprise environment that is configured for both ArcGIS logins, and&nbsp;Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA).</P><P>Now, I have written a console application written in .NET, that uses the ArcGIS REST API. It will be run by a user (i.e. <EM>not</EM> as a scheduled task), and I would like to log in automatically, using the currently logged in user's identity.&nbsp;</P><P>My question is: How can I get an access token? The <A href="https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/security-and-authentication/user-authentication/flows/#enterprise-flows" target="_self">documentation</A> on IWA says:&nbsp;<EM>This method manages user login through Microsoft Windows Active Directory and the user typically manually enters their username + password. </EM>However, if I login manually in a browser, I only need to click on the button with my organization's name, without entering any credentials.This makes sense, because by definition, a user running the application is already logged in in Windows.&nbsp;Is there a way to replicate this behavior?</P><P>The examples I found all use either OAuth, or have hard-coded credentials.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:15:53 GMT BerendVeldkamp 2026-01-30T14:15:53Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/get-an-access-token-with-integrated-windows/m-p/1681061#M43732 <P>I have an Enterprise environment that is configured for both ArcGIS logins, and&nbsp;Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA).</P><P>Now, I have written a console application written in .NET, that uses the ArcGIS REST API. It will be run by a user (i.e. <EM>not</EM> as a scheduled task), and I would like to log in automatically, using the currently logged in user's identity.&nbsp;</P><P>My question is: How can I get an access token? The <A href="https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/security-and-authentication/user-authentication/flows/#enterprise-flows" target="_self">documentation</A> on IWA says:&nbsp;<EM>This method manages user login through Microsoft Windows Active Directory and the user typically manually enters their username + password. </EM>However, if I login manually in a browser, I only need to click on the button with my organization's name, without entering any credentials.This makes sense, because by definition, a user running the application is already logged in in Windows.&nbsp;Is there a way to replicate this behavior?</P><P>The examples I found all use either OAuth, or have hard-coded credentials.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:15:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/get-an-access-token-with-integrated-windows/m-p/1681061#M43732 BerendVeldkamp 2026-01-30T14:15:53Z