topic Re: no token found in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

no token found

JanDucnuigeen — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 03:30:02 GMT

I'm new to Web AppBuilder, and trying to follow the directions here:

Get started—Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (Developer Edition) | ArcGIS for Developers

I've put the web app builder zip download in my C: direction, unzipped it, and ran the bat file.

The builder opens up my browser (Firefox) to this page:

http://[mymachinename]:3344/webappbuilder/?action=setportalurl

and gives me the option to specify the URL for my ArcGIS Online organization or portal. I put in my URL and I get a green check mark next to it.

Following the directions in the link above, I go into my content online, Add Item-> Application, and fill in the requirements, such as:

Type: Web Mapping
Purpose: Ready to use, API; Javascript

URL: http://[mymachinename]:3344/webappbuilder

Then add item.

After adding the item, I register it, using redirect URI as http://[mymachinename] and https://[mymachinename]

I then copy the App ID to the clipboard.

In the browser window that Web Appbuilder opened up, I click on the continue button after my

URL: [myorganizationname].maps.arcgis.com

Then it gives me the place to insert my App ID. I paste the app id I get earlier and press continue.

It then gives me a screen where it asks if I will approve or not: "Map 4 wants to access your ArcGIS Online account information" and there's a button to "Approve" or "no thanks". I click approve, and it them simply redirects back to my earlier URL input for my ArcGIS Online organization ([myorganizationname].maps.arcgis.com).

When I look at the command window for Web AppBuilder, there's a line that says:

"No token is found, redirect /webappbuilder to /webappbuilder/?action=setportalurl

This happens over and over, even when I create a new Web AppBuilder folder on my C: drive and try the process again with a fresh version. I always get the dredded "No token is found" line in the command window, and it redirects to the set portal url page. I've restarted my machine, closed browser, tried it with Chrome, and still the same problem. I've also tried registering the URI as

http://[mymachinename]:3344 and

https://[mymachinename]:3344

as well as

http://[mymachinename]:3344/webappbuilder and

https://[mymachinename]:3344/webappbuilder

but the result is the same.

What could be going wrong, or what am I doing wrong?

Re: no token found

JanDucnuigeen — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 08:29:20 GMT

If anyone has any ideas on how to solve this problem that would be helpful - I am still unable to solve it even the the question is marked answered for some reason.

Re: no token found

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 09:33:05 GMT

See if anything in Tips and Observations for getting Web AppBuilder - Developer Edition Installed Or http://www.tapasdas.com/WAB.pdf help.

also recommend you check out my blog for many resources in many custom widgets, etc.

Web AppBuilder Developer Edition - Customization Resource List

Re: no token found

JanDucnuigeen — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 05:09:14 GMT

Thank you Rebecca for those links. Unfortunately none of those suggestions worked - and I have gone through them in detail. I've configured and used internet connected applications before, but I'm stumped on this one.

The "no token is found" is always where it fails. My computer name has uppercase letters letters (and numbers) in it, and at first I thought it had to be related to this, but whether I try to make my URL's or URI's uppercase or lower case, the result is the same. What's also interesting is that when you start up the Web AppBuilder bat file, and it opens the Firefox browser tab, the URL in the browser line at the top has my machine name in lowercase, such as:

http://lowercasemachinename:3344/webappbuilder/?action=setportalurl

If I try and correct this by putting the uppercase letter as my machine name appears in my Windows 7 details into the browser URL and hit enter, the browser reverts my machine name to lowercase. I wonder if that is affecting the sync between the machine when making the connection for the oAuth?

The WAB.pdf document also described WAB 1.x, and I'm using 2.0 from the website and the options are different. In that document they used "localhost" instead of machine name. I tried that as well but no luck.

I'm also using a computer in a workgroup rather than a domain. The Tips and Observations site mentions the differences, and I've made adjustment to account for this, but still the same problem occurs.

When the failure occurs, I always see this in the command window:

[2016-04-11 16:51:55.589] [INFO] server - Set isXT = true;

[2016-04-11 16:52:13.748] [INFO] server - Set isXT = true;

[2016-04-11 16:52:21.736] [INFO] server - No token is found, redirect /webappbuilder/ to /webappbuilder/?action=setportalurl

Any other thoughts on things to try?

Re: no token found

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:24:42 GMT

Jan,

That would indicate to me that the redirect urls you provided when you registered your app where input using lower case urls. Can you edit the app registration item in your AGOL account and check the redirect urls?

See the first item in the FAQ:

FAQs—Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (Developer Edition) | ArcGIS for Developers

Re: no token found

JanDucnuigeen — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:54:22 GMT

Thank you for your reply Robert. Yes, I've tried using lowercase several times (using either lowercase machine name, or lowercase "localhost"), and that doesn't get me any farther. Each time I try something different, I of course always start with a fresh folder and unzip the web app builder package as downloaded.

So to review: I set up a web application in my AGOL account, using any number of attempts at lowercase or uppercase machine name or "localhost" in the URL (with port number and the folder name) and the URI (only machine name or "localhost"), then register the app, get the app id. Then I unzip the web app builder in a fresh directory, double click on the startup.bat file, my firefox window opens and requests my portal URL, I enter that, the green checkmark shows up, I then enter my app id from before, click continue.The URL of the browser then switches to:

https://mymachinename.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/oauth2/approve?

oauth_state=a_very_long_alpha_numeric_character_set

and I get the option to approve the app I registered before. When I press approve, the firefox window resets, and goes back to requesting my portal URL. In the command window I see:

[2016-04-11 16:52:21.736] [INFO] server - No token is found, redirect /webappbuilder/ to /webappbuilder/?action=setportalurl

It doesn't matter how many times I go through the process, it never seems to get the token.

Just so you know, my actual machine name in windows uses uppercase. But whether I try this whole process using uppercase or lowercase, the URL that is returned when the firefox window first opens is always a lowercase.

Any other ideas?

Re: no token found

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:11:20 GMT

Jan,

Your steps do not sound like they are exactly following the getting started guide for registering the app:

Get started—Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (Developer Edition) | ArcGIS for Developers

Also Have you tried a different browser?

Re: no token found

JanDucnuigeen — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:28:28 GMT

Hi Robert, yes, I have tried Chrome as well. Same problem.

The steps I have been using all along are below. What part of this seems so obvious to you that I am doing wrong? It's exactly as in the instructions in the link. I've also followed step 7 in those instructions and it makes no difference.

1. I go to My Content, Add item, add application.

2. For URL, I add http://mymachinename:3344/webappbuilder, then web mapping, ready to use, javascript defaults, I give a title and tag. Add item.

(for machinename I've tried my actual machine name in lowercase and uppercase being consistent in the same way with step 4 below)

3. I click register.

4. App Type: browser. I add in http://mymachinename (my actual machine name in lowercase or uppercase in what is consistent with step 2 above)

and add https://mymachinename

5. I click register.

6. I copy the app id.

7. I start the startup.bat file in a fresh directory. Firefox window opens, I put in my portal URL if it's not already there, and then paste in my app id into the appropriate box. Press continue.

8. The web page asks me to approve app. I approve.

9. Page refreshes back to asking me for portal ID. Command window shows no token was found.

Re: no token found

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:36:21 GMT

Jan,

Number 4 in the getting started guide can be a little unclear, the url that you should use is http://machinename:3344 and http://machinename:3344.

Re: no token found

JanDucnuigeen — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:50:45 GMT

Yes, I've tried that as well before. It makes no difference. Even tried it again just now with the port number and the result is the same.

Other thoughts?

Re: no token found

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:54:23 GMT

Jan,

Man I am fresh out of ideas. I have setup dozens of WAB installs (from Beta through 2.0) and I have never run into this. Have you called esri tech support yet?

Re: no token found

JanDucnuigeen — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 21:17:34 GMT

Of course it would be my luck that I try it once and I spend days trying to get it to work. My organizational account doesn't have any more support credit, plus I've recently moved to the southern hemisphere on a very different time zone and my esri account shift hasn't caught up with the international support contact. I figured the community had good experience so I would try that.

I think I'm giving up. Having connected other internet related apps before (using a php, oAuth, and Google Maps API) I didn't think this would be so complicated. I think I'll look into an open source and lower cost alternative to sharing custom maps in the cloud.

Re: no token found

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 22:00:00 GMT

One last attempt, which has been mentioned in other threads:

1) make sure you are one your local machine, and not a server.

2) best if the \webappbuilder folder is off the root of the drive, not in a inetpub.

and when adding your "machinename" it is the actual machine name, not a URL to the internet.

Re: no token found

JanDucnuigeen — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:02:48 GMT

Hi Rebecca. Thank you for those additional thoughts.
1 - I'm not sure exact what you mean, but I'm trying to set this up on my local machine (windows 7 pro) laptop, not a server. I'm inside a standard network, and even have all antivirus and firewall turned off on this local machine.

2 - yes I have extracted the contents of the web app builder to a local folder, in my C: drive, not in any inetpub.

3 - yes, "machinename" I'm using is the same name as shown in the Windows system properties next to "Computer Name:", which is the same as what is listed next to "Full Computer Name:" since I'm in a windows workgroup and not a windows domain.

I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has a way to create a more detailed log of what exactly is happening in the communication between my computer and AGOL after I put in the registered app ID. The command windows just doesn't give enough detail other than "no token is found". I'm unclear how exactly the token is sent/received and accepted (or not). Does anyone understand that process and can explain it ?

Re: no token found

AdrianPatchett — Fri, 20 May 2016 04:12:21 GMT

Hi there,

I am having the exact same problem and have tried all of the same things you have mentioned above but I still am unable to solve this.
Have you had any luck in resolving this issue??

Thanks

Re: no token found

AdrianPatchett — Fri, 20 May 2016 10:57:26 GMT

Solved!! Kind of. After having all of the exact same issues you have described I decided to try out an older version of WAB (1.3) and what do you know it actually worked!! The main difference with 1.3 was that instead of just looping back through the login screen it went to another screen which said it did not trust the security certificate or something. Within in here I was able to allow WAB to bypass the need for this and it works everytime. It's still not 2.0 but I least I have something working now.

Hope this helps

Re: no token found

AmyKlug — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 19:25:46 GMT

Having the same issues with 2.0

working behind firewall, internal environment, ArcGIS for Server and Portal (non-federated) 10.3.1. Installing WABDE using my PC name. This is how I have to work:

open WABDE using start-up batch file: URL redirect error (tried re-creating app w/ new ID as stated in directions, same result)

Open WABDE inside portal, it opens

Create App in WABDE

Associate web map

base map shows up, layers do not

change proxy.js file to assign our proxy URL

try start-up file still = redirect error

open WAB in Portal, create app, associate web map, now both layers and basemap show up.

I am wondering if portal needs to be federated?

Re: no token found

AdamVellutini — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 21:49:52 GMT

Hello Rebecca,

I wanted to follow up on these comments and ask a few questions. It sounds like you are implying that we cannot install WABDE on a server? I have been trying to do just that so we can set up a developer environment that supports more than one developer. That way we could each access the same WAB (in theory). I sat in on a session at the ESRI UC that made this sound possible.

However, I have been running into issues trying to get it working on a server. I am working on a server behind our firewall and trying to access our Portal that is on the same server. I can get as far as assigning our Portal and entering the AppID. I even get the green check mark. But, for some reason, the Continue button doesn't do anything. I took a snapshot of the errors that show up in the console on the developer tools for IE.

Have you seen an issue like this? I feel so close, but also would like to know if this is even a possibility before I spend too much more time on it.

Thanks.

Re: no token found

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 22:01:39 GMT

It may be different with Portal (I have only used it with ArcGIS Online appID) but from all I have seen, it isn't recommended (and may not work) to have it on a server. That being said, there will always be someone that will disprove this. But, the appid, from all I have seen, is tied to a "named user", so sharing one WAB-developer edition install and startup file probably will not work (borderline legal, if it does allow it).

There have been several discussions about this, including How to share local WAB projects with organization?

or Is it better to share "application" registered in AGOL between WAB-dev edition developers, or separate?

Re: no token found

philippenn — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:35:36 GMT

WABDE 2.2 and Portal 10.4.1 -- getting same always-redirecting-to-portal issue after approval. Any resolution?