Get Apps: "Email me a log in link" button fails silently

[designsimply]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Go to Account > Get Apps.
2. Click the "Email me a log in link" button.
3. Press Control + Shift + i to open Developer Tools Console.

Result: the "Email me a log in link" button on the Get Apps page fails silently. (23s)

Note: the following errors appear in the console:

Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 ()
public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.2/auth/send-login-email:1

Uncaught TypeError: webpack_require(...).logout is not a function
entry-main.js:2

^{Tested with WPDesktop 5.1.0-beta1 on macOS 10.14.6.}

[rachelmcr]

Good find! I noticed the same issue on Customer Home (reported in https://github.com/Automattic/wp-desktop/issues/777) and it was resolved by removing that button from the app in #39645.

It would be nice if the endpoint could be fixed so the button would work in the desktop app, but barring that we should make a similar change to remove the button on the Get Apps page as well.

[xpurichan]

I just tested this issue in version 6.9.0 of the WordPress desktop app (Mac OS). When I click on the button in step 2 I do see an error message quickly flash in the top-right corner of the page:
"Sorry, we could not send you an email"

After the error flashes I'm logged out of the app and presented with a login page.

Adding the "Type: Bug" to this report.

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