Diagnosing Axios 401s: Token Attachment, Single-Flight Refresh, and Retry Loops
Repeated Axios 401s usually mean a token lifecycle bug, not an API bug. Diagnose header attachment, interceptor order, single-flight refresh, and retry loops in order.
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Repeated Axios 401s usually mean a token lifecycle bug, not an API bug. Diagnose header attachment, interceptor order, single-flight refresh, and retry loops in order.
A practical axios v1.x pattern: use a response interceptor to catch 401s, refresh the auth token once, and retry the original request — with the loop guard and shared-promise tricks that keep it safe under concurrency.
Scattered Authorization headers and repeated 401 handling create fragile code. Using axios request and response interceptors on a custom instance centralizes token attachment and single‑refresh retry logic, with ordering caveats and verification steps.
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