1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
index 6f33a1ea9..109e38ffa 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class Api::BaseController < ApplicationController
   skip_before_action :store_current_location
   skip_before_action :require_functional!
 
+  before_action :require_authenticated_user!, if: :disallow_unauthenticated_api_access?
   before_action :set_cache_headers
 
   protect_from_forgery with: :null_session
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ class Api::BaseController < ApplicationController
     nil
   end
 
+  def require_authenticated_user!
+    render json: { error: 'This API requires an authenticated user' }, status: 401 unless current_user
+  end
+
   def require_user!
     if !current_user
       render json: { error: 'This method requires an authenticated user' }, status: 422
@@ -94,4 +99,8 @@ class Api::BaseController < ApplicationController
   def set_cache_headers
     response.headers['Cache-Control'] = 'no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate'
   end
+
+  def disallow_unauthenticated_api_access?
+    authorized_fetch_mode?
+  end
 end