Hey everyone,
So, I’m trying to figure out how to properly set the curl authorization header for an API request. I’ve been messing around with it, but I keep getting 401 errors, and it’s driving me nuts.
From what I’ve read, it’s something like:
```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE" https://api.example.com
```
But I’m not sure if I’m doing it right. Do I need to include quotes around the token? Or is there some other format I’m missing?
Also, what if it’s Basic Auth? Do I just slap the credentials in there like `-u username:password` or is there a way to use the curl authorization header for that too?
Any tips or examples would be super helpful. Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
A confused coder
So, I’m trying to figure out how to properly set the curl authorization header for an API request. I’ve been messing around with it, but I keep getting 401 errors, and it’s driving me nuts.
From what I’ve read, it’s something like:
```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE" https://api.example.com
```
But I’m not sure if I’m doing it right. Do I need to include quotes around the token? Or is there some other format I’m missing?
Also, what if it’s Basic Auth? Do I just slap the credentials in there like `-u username:password` or is there a way to use the curl authorization header for that too?
Any tips or examples would be super helpful. Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
A confused coder