Basic Authentication with requests
Basic Authentication is the simplest authentication method for web APIs. It works like logging into a website. To gain access, you need to send your personal username and password along with every request. Using this username and password, the API can identify you and grant you access to the requested data.
Let's first learn how a server responds when authentication fails, and then let's fix it by using Basic Authentication.
Good to know:
- The
requestspackage has already been imported. - You can use the username
[email protected]and the passwordWarp_ExtrapolationsForfeited2to authenticate.
This exercise is part of the course
Introduction to APIs in Python
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
response = requests.get('http://localhost:3000/albums')
# Check if the status code on the response object matches a successful response
if(response.____ == ____):
print("Success!")
# Check if the status code indicates a failed authentication attempt
elif(response.____ == ____):
print('Authentication failed')
else:
print('Another error occurred')