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Jacob Shumer
Jacob Shumer
2,982 Points
Posted by Jacob Shumer
Jacob Shumer
2,982 Points

System.Net.WebException: The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized.

When I hit Ctrl+F5 to run, i get an exception. I am using keys copied from my Azure Account portal.

C# > Streams and Data Processing > Streaming Data on the Net > Searching for News Headlines

Code: 

        var webClient = new WebClient();
        webClient.Headers.Add("Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key", "<your key here>");
        byte[] searchResults = webClient.DownloadData(string.Format("https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/bing/v7.0/news/search?q={0}&mkt=en-us", playerName));
        using (var stream = new MemoryStream(searchResults))
        using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream))
        {
            return reader.ReadToEnd();
        }
Jacob Shumer
Jacob Shumer
2,982 Points
Jacob Shumer
Jacob Shumer
2,982 Points

Thanks for the reply! I have not used this key at all before this. The key is under a cognitive service on Azure and couldn't find another way to get an API key.

Jacob Shumer
Jacob Shumer
2,982 Points
Jacob Shumer
Jacob Shumer
2,982 Points

I found that the solution was the way i got the API keys. I got them under the incorrect category. My new keys work correctly and thanks for the help!

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there, Jacob Shumer ! First, I've redacted your API key so that it's not spread out into the wild :smiley: Secondly, I don't see anything obviously incorrect nor that goes against the API documentation. I'm wondering if it's possible that you've exceeded the rate limit or potentially your number of free "calls" per month? Either one of those would also result in a 401.