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Matthew Lee
6,715 PointsBasic Authentication on Android?
I am trying to make a call to an API which requires a basic authentication. How can I accomplish this using OkHttp3? OR Could anyone provide some sample code to work off of?
Best, Matt
Matthew Lee
6,715 PointsHey Justin,
Thanks so much for the quick reply. The link you provided is exactly what I was looking for! It was a GET request from an API my friend built but I was confused with the header part.
It works well now. Thanks!!
Justin Roberts
14,583 PointsNo problem, glad to hear you figured it out.
Justin Roberts
14,583 PointsJustin Roberts
14,583 PointsProbably need a little more information. What type of request is it (ex GET, POST...)? What type of authentication? Usually you'll have to read the API documentation to figure out how they authenticate users. What's the API you want to use? Usually authentication requires adding either a header or query parameter. Here's a good tutorial I found for using OkHttp3: https://guides.codepath.com/android/Using-OkHttp . But if you let me know the details I can see if I can help you out.