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Thom Benjamin
10,494 PointsHow to ask authorization when using an API with JavaScript's fetch()?
Hi everyone!
I finished the Front End course and wanted more practice with fetching data from API's, so I decided to use the one Spotify has.
I kept getting error 401, which means I didn't have access. Now I made an account on their developer website, and I have a Client ID and a secret key, but the next step is asking for an authorization code using these things in combination with POST. It also says I have to do this on the server side, does this mean you can't use API's with JavaScript unless you're using a server side language like PHP or Node.js?
We never learned this in the course, and upon searching for Authorisation in the library, there's nothing. Can someone please explain how I can access API's that need authorization, like most of them do? I tried Googling and looking for tutorials, but I haven't found a good one yet.
Thank you so much in advance.
2 Answers
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 PointsDid you go through Spotify's tutorial?
Thom Benjamin
10,494 PointsThanks for your reply. No, because this was using Node and I haven't worked with that yet. I thought it could be done with only plain JavaScript. Is Node.js required? Cause in that case I'll take the Node.js course first!