How to Properly Set the curl Authorization Header for API Requests?

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Lol, basic auth is so 2010. πŸ˜‚ But yeah, the curl authorization header can trip anyone up. One thing that helped me was using environment variables for the token.

Like, set `TOKEN=your_token_here` and then use `-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"`. Saves you from typing it out every time and avoids typos.

Also, if you’re on Linux/Mac, `jq` is a great tool for parsing JSON responses. Makes debugging way less painful.

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