diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index bfe33abc..eaa05176 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ import planet
 
 # If you are not already logged in, this will prompt you to open a web browser to log in.
 auth = planet.Auth.from_profile('planet-user', save_state_to_storage=True)
-if not auth.is_initialized():
-    auth.user_login(allow_open_browser=False, allow_tty_prompt=True)
+auth.ensure_initialized(allow_open_browser=False, allow_tty_prompt=True)
 
 session = planet.Session(auth)
 pl = planet.Planet(session)
diff --git a/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/data_api/planet_python_client_introduction.ipynb b/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/data_api/planet_python_client_introduction.ipynb
index bc8cc357..45506353 100644
--- a/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/data_api/planet_python_client_introduction.ipynb
+++ b/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/data_api/planet_python_client_introduction.ipynb
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@
     "# If you are not already logged in, this will prompt you to open a web browser to log in.\n",
     "\n",
     "auth = Auth.from_profile('planet-user', save_state_to_storage=True)\n",
-    "if not auth.is_initialized():\n",
-    "    auth.user_login(allow_open_browser=False, allow_tty_prompt=True)\n",
+    "auth.ensure_initialized(allow_open_browser=False, allow_tty_prompt=True)\n",
     "\n",
     "session = Session(auth)\n",
     "pl = Planet(session)"
@@ -290,9 +289,9 @@
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-       " '_links': {'_self': 'https://api.planet.com/data/v1/searches/83bea55b4bed4afd89c6254942a51212',\n",
-       "  'results': 'https://api.planet.com/data/v1/searches/83bea55b4bed4afd89c6254942a51212/results'},\n",
-       " 'created': '2025-10-02T17:22:30.520571Z',\n",
+       " '_links': {'_self': 'https://api.planet.com/data/v1/searches/9a898d5bfef74c0e93906ab99c19e2a5',\n",
+       "  'results': 'https://api.planet.com/data/v1/searches/9a898d5bfef74c0e93906ab99c19e2a5/results'},\n",
+       " 'created': '2025-10-29T21:27:24.906026Z',\n",
        " 'filter': {'config': [{'config': {'coordinates': [[[-122.47455596923828,\n",
        "        37.810326435534755],\n",
        "       [-122.49172210693358, 37.795406713958236],\n",
@@ -320,12 +319,12 @@
        "    'field_name': 'cloud_cover',\n",
        "    'type': 'RangeFilter'}],\n",
        "  'type': 'AndFilter'},\n",
-       " 'id': '83bea55b4bed4afd89c6254942a51212',\n",
+       " 'id': '9a898d5bfef74c0e93906ab99c19e2a5',\n",
        " 'item_types': ['PSScene'],\n",
        " 'last_executed': None,\n",
        " 'name': 'planet_sdk_demo',\n",
        " 'search_type': 'saved',\n",
-       " 'updated': '2025-10-02T17:22:30.520571Z'}"
+       " 'updated': '2025-10-29T21:27:24.906026Z'}"
       ]
      },
      "execution_count": 8,
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@@ -475,33 +474,33 @@
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-       "{'acquired': '2025-09-27T19:26:06.070563Z',\n",
+       "{'acquired': '2025-10-28T19:25:15.324109Z',\n",
        " 'anomalous_pixels': 0,\n",
-       " 'clear_confidence_percent': 94,\n",
+       " 'clear_confidence_percent': 93,\n",
        " 'clear_percent': 99,\n",
        " 'cloud_cover': 0,\n",
        " 'cloud_percent': 0,\n",
        " 'ground_control': True,\n",
-       " 'gsd': 3.8,\n",
+       " 'gsd': 3.6,\n",
        " 'heavy_haze_percent': 0,\n",
        " 'instrument': 'PSB.SD',\n",
        " 'item_type': 'PSScene',\n",
        " 'light_haze_percent': 0,\n",
        " 'pixel_resolution': 3,\n",
        " 'provider': 'planetscope',\n",
-       " 'published': '2025-09-28T04:26:12Z',\n",
+       " 'published': '2025-10-29T02:12:59Z',\n",
        " 'publishing_stage': 'finalized',\n",
        " 'quality_category': 'test',\n",
-       " 'satellite_azimuth': 277.7,\n",
-       " 'satellite_id': '253d',\n",
+       " 'satellite_azimuth': 277.9,\n",
+       " 'satellite_id': '24dc',\n",
        " 'shadow_percent': 0,\n",
        " 'snow_ice_percent': 1,\n",
-       " 'strip_id': '8335954',\n",
-       " 'sun_azimuth': 166.4,\n",
-       " 'sun_elevation': 49.5,\n",
-       " 'updated': '2025-09-28T12:58:31Z',\n",
-       " 'view_angle': 4.5,\n",
-       " 'visible_confidence_percent': 63,\n",
+       " 'strip_id': '8390078',\n",
+       " 'sun_azimuth': 171,\n",
+       " 'sun_elevation': 38.4,\n",
+       " 'updated': '2025-10-29T10:02:27Z',\n",
+       " 'view_angle': 5,\n",
+       " 'visible_confidence_percent': 77,\n",
        " 'visible_percent': 100}"
       ]
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@@ -523,7 +522,7 @@
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@@ -602,14 +601,14 @@
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@@ -904,7 +903,7 @@
  ],
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   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)",
+   "display_name": ".venv",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -918,7 +917,7 @@
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    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
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-   "version": "3.13.7"
+   "version": "3.13.0"
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diff --git a/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/orders_api/planet_sdk_orders_demo.ipynb b/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/orders_api/planet_sdk_orders_demo.ipynb
index 5e0addfe..d6c84805 100644
--- a/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/orders_api/planet_sdk_orders_demo.ipynb
+++ b/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/orders_api/planet_sdk_orders_demo.ipynb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 21,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@
     "# If you are not already logged in, this will prompt you to open a web browser to log in.\n",
     "\n",
     "auth = Auth.from_profile('planet-user', save_state_to_storage=True)\n",
-    "if not auth.is_initialized():\n",
-    "    auth.user_login(allow_open_browser=False, allow_tty_prompt=True)\n",
+    "auth.ensure_initialized(allow_open_browser=False, allow_tty_prompt=True)\n",
     "\n",
     "session = Session(auth)\n",
     "pl = Planet(session)"
diff --git a/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/subscriptions_api/land_surface_temperature_subscription.ipynb b/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/subscriptions_api/land_surface_temperature_subscription.ipynb
index 93d4ced6..e7f1ed2c 100644
--- a/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/subscriptions_api/land_surface_temperature_subscription.ipynb
+++ b/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/subscriptions_api/land_surface_temperature_subscription.ipynb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 42,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@
     "# If you are not already logged in, this will prompt you to open a web browser to log in.\n",
     "\n",
     "auth = Auth.from_profile('planet-user', save_state_to_storage=True)\n",
-    "if not auth.is_initialized():\n",
-    "    auth.user_login(allow_open_browser=False, allow_tty_prompt=True)\n",
+    "auth.ensure_initialized(allow_open_browser=False, allow_tty_prompt=True)\n",
     "\n",
     "session = Session(auth)\n",
     "pl = Planet(session)"
diff --git a/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/subscriptions_api/subscriptions_api_quickstart.ipynb b/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/subscriptions_api/subscriptions_api_quickstart.ipynb
index eb332d02..fd401093 100644
--- a/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/subscriptions_api/subscriptions_api_quickstart.ipynb
+++ b/jupyter-notebooks/api_guides/subscriptions_api/subscriptions_api_quickstart.ipynb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 2,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "id": "0153bddd-0006-4382-8421-596a2a1502cd",
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@
     "# If you are not already logged in, this will prompt you to open a web browser to log in.\n",
     "\n",
     "auth = Auth.from_profile('planet-user', save_state_to_storage=True)\n",
-    "if not auth.is_initialized():\n",
-    "    auth.user_login(allow_open_browser=False, allow_tty_prompt=True)\n",
+    "auth.ensure_initialized(allow_open_browser=False, allow_tty_prompt=True)\n",
     "\n",
     "session = Session(auth)\n",
     "pl = Planet(session)"