This is an ajax version of the force-logout issue. There is a version using fetch here.

In order to test this, please ensure that you are starting with a clean slate:

• Open a browser window in privacy mode.
• Ensure that you are NOT logged by going to https://sandbox.orcid.org/my-orcid
• If you ARE logged in, log out and come back here.
• Follow the steps below

The test

1. Check your current logged in status Check logged-in status - results below. Should be false.
2. Log in to https://sandbox.orcid.org/signin
3. Check your current logged in status again Check logged-in status - on my end, this is still false.
4. Check your current status by explicitly looking at your profile at https://sandbox.orcid.org/my-orcid
5. Log out of your ORCID session - this uses the ajax code from the ORCID GitHub repo.
6. Check your current logged in status again Check logged-in status - on my end, this is false.
7. Check your current status by explicitly looking at your profile at https://sandbox.orcid.org/my-orcid

If, after running through this process, the page at https://sandbox.orcid.org/my-orcid allows you to edit the profile you are NOT logged out. This has been my experience.

The part I can't figure out is, why does visiting https://sandbox.orcid.org/userStatus.json?logUserOut=true in your browser actually log you out, but using javascript does not?

Test that assumption:

• Make sure you're LOGGED IN to sandbox.orcid.org
• Visit the force-logout page in your browser
• Check your current status by explicitly looking at your profile at https://sandbox.orcid.org/my-orcid

:: Diagnostics ::

Your loggedIn status: no test has been run