Web Platform: Excessive 401 polling on /users/profile when not logged in

[livepeer-tessa]

Description

The web app continuously polls /users/profile even when the user is not logged in, flooding the browser console with 401 errors.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open https://app.daydream.live in an incognito/private window (not logged in)
2. Open browser DevTools → Console
3. Navigate around the site
4. Observe repeated 401 errors for https://api.daydream.live/users/profile

Expected Behavior

The app should check authentication state first and avoid making authenticated API calls when the user is clearly not logged in.

Actual Behavior

Continuous polling of /users/profile endpoint regardless of auth state, resulting in:

• Console spam with 401 errors
• Unnecessary API calls
• Potential rate limiting issues

Technical Notes

• Errors appear every few seconds across all pages
• Auth state should be determined once and cached

Environment

• URL: app.daydream.live
• Found during browser testing on 2026-02-20

[livepeer-tessa]

Closing - this issue was found on the web platform (app.daydream.live), not the desktop app. PR #512 fixed desktop app code but doesn't address the original problem.