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JavaScript

Posted by Thomas K
Thomas K
11,565 Points

Help with Uber API authentication

I'm attempting to make an Uber ride request using their API in a simple Javascript app. I've been able to successfully get price and time estimates for this without authentication.

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Following the docs for authentication I get stuck on step three to request an access token. The below function is what I'm trying to use to pass the authorization code in return for a access token. The authorization code is passed as a url paramater from Uber like so http://localhost:8888/Spwn2.0/?code=BKDF107k7Wi3EGS4xremZGAUSb2kuy

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    function getToken() {
      code = location.search.split('code=')[1]
      console.log("code: " + code);

      $.ajax({
        url: "http://login.uber.com/oauth/v2/token",
        type: "GET",
        xhrFields: {
          withCredentials: false
        },
        headers: {
            Authorization: "Token " + uberServerToken
        },
        data: {
            client_secret: uberClientSecret,
            client_id: uberClientId,
            grant_type: "authorization_code",
            redirect_uri: "http://localhost:8888/Spwn2.0",
            code: code
        },
        success: function(result) {
          console.log(result);

        }
      });

    }
Edgar Gil
Edgar Gil
13,322 Points
Edgar Gil
Edgar Gil
13,322 Points

Try removing the space on "Token " -> "Token"

Thomas K
Thomas K
11,565 Points

Edgar Gil I tried that. and got the following error:

Response for preflight is invalid (redirect)