Hey! I had the same issue with curl basic auth a while back. Turns out, some APIs expect the credentials in the header instead of using the `-u` flag. Try this:
```
curl -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'username:password' | base64)" https://example.com
```
Also, special chars in passwords can be tricky. If your password has stuff like `@` or `#`, you might need to URL-encode it. Give it a shot and let me know!
```
curl -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'username:password' | base64)" https://example.com
```
Also, special chars in passwords can be tricky. If your password has stuff like `@` or `#`, you might need to URL-encode it. Give it a shot and let me know!