CURL Rest API with Base64 encoded Key

Question

I am trying to set up a integration with a REST API, that requires a Base64 encoded key to authenticate, and I cannot seem to get it to work.

The API only returns:

<Code>-4</Code><Message>Not Authenticated</Message>
"Please provide a valid username and password"

My request looks like this:

curl -i 
-H 'application/json'
-X GET 
-H 'basic :Base64EncodedKey' 
http://se.api.anpdm.com/v1/filter/all

No username should be supplied, thats why I use : before the key.

Can someone please try to help me? I am not a developer, I am just in charge of generating code examples.

/Max

curl -i -XGET --user username:password -H "Content-Type: application/json" "http://...." where you should replace username and password with its actual values — Roman Vottner
– Roman Vottner, Commented Apr 4, 2017 at 9:17

NOZUONOHIGH · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-21 08:13:09Z

2

A little trick of generate your base64 encode:

echo -n admin:123456 | base64
YWRtaW46MTIzNDU2

Then use it like this:

curl -H "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46MTIzNDU2" http://nexus.xxxxcloud.com/nexus/service/local/artifact/maven/content

answered Jan 21, 2019 at 8:13

NOZUONOHIGH

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Sabuj Hassan · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-04 09:08:36Z

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The header is Authorization: Basic Base64EncodedKey. You are missing the Authorization portion in your header.

-H 'Authorization: Basic Base64EncodedKey'

answered Apr 4, 2017 at 9:08

Sabuj Hassan

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Works like a charm! :-) Thanks.