Hey! I’ve been using curl basic auth for years, and 401 errors are usually one of three things:
- Wrong credentials (double-check them!)
- API expecting a different auth method (like OAuth instead of basic)
- Server-side issues (try contacting the API provider)
For special chars, I’ve never had to escape them, but if your password has a `:`, that might confuse curl. Try encoding it or using a simpler password for testing.
- Wrong credentials (double-check them!)
- API expecting a different auth method (like OAuth instead of basic)
- Server-side issues (try contacting the API provider)
For special chars, I’ve never had to escape them, but if your password has a `:`, that might confuse curl. Try encoding it or using a simpler password for testing.