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"Why is my http curl request failing with a 403 error?"

Hey folks,

So I’m trying to fetch some data with http curl, but keep hitting a 403. No idea why—the URL works in the browser!

I’m using:
`curl -X GET https://example.com/api/data`

Is there some sneaky auth thing I’m missing? Headers? Permissions?

Also, does http curl show more details somewhere? The error’s just "403 Forbidden" and I’m like... cool, but WHY?

Pls help before I rage-quit. 😅

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"How do I send JSON data using http curl from the command line?"

Yo,

Trying to POST JSON with http curl but it’s not working. I’m doing:
`curl -X POST -d '{"key":"value"}' https://example.com/api`

Server keeps yelling at me. Am I formatting this wrong? Do I need extra headers?

Halp. 🙏

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