[GH-ISSUE #1502] Web app doesn't prompt for auth in topic links #1059

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opened 2026-05-07 00:29:56 +02:00 by BreizhHardware · 1 comment

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2026-05-07 00:29:56 +02:00

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Originally created by @TheDcoder on GitHub (Nov 30, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1502

🐞 Describe the bug

The Web UI doesn't prompt for authentication when using topic links which directly subscribe to the given topic during launch (e.g. https://ntfy.example.com/mytopic).

Normally when you launch the web UI and manually attempt to subscribe to a private/access controlled channel you get asked to authenticate with your credentials, but if you launch the web app with the topic already filled in, the topic never "connects" and keeps spinning as if it's stuck.

The same thing happens even when you try to subscribe to another topic manually.

💻 Components impacted

Web app

💡 Screenshots and/or logs

Manual subscription calls the <topic>/auth endpoint first but auto subscription always calls <topic>/ws and <topic>/json, therefore I think this is a simple logic error in the web app.

Originally created by @TheDcoder on GitHub (Nov 30, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1502 :lady_beetle: **Describe the bug**  The Web UI doesn't prompt for authentication when using topic links which directly subscribe to the given topic during launch (e.g. `https://ntfy.example.com/mytopic`). Normally when you launch the web UI and manually attempt to subscribe to a private/access controlled channel you get asked to authenticate with your credentials, but if you launch the web app with the topic already filled in, the topic never "connects" and keeps spinning as if it's stuck. The same thing happens even when you try to subscribe to another topic manually. :computer: **Components impacted** Web app :bulb: **Screenshots and/or logs** <img width="411" height="201" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9573be03-5b4f-4627-951a-3f144e039968" /> Manual subscription calls the `<topic>/auth` endpoint first but auto subscription always calls `<topic>/ws` and `<topic>/json`, therefore I think this is a simple logic error in the web app.