JavaScript

Configure HTTP Basic Authentication for REST

Demonstrates Rest.SetAuthBasic, which configures HTTP Basic authentication from a username and password. Chilkat automatically adds the Authorization header to each request sent through the object.

Background. HTTP Basic authentication transmits credentials with every request, so it should be used over HTTPS. Credentials should be obtained from a secure source rather than hard-coded in production code.

Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

JavaScript

var success = false;

var rest = new CkRest();
var bTls = true;
var bAutoReconnect = true;
success = rest.Connect("example.com",443,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Normally you would not hard-code secrets in source.  You should instead obtain them from an
//  interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
var username = "myUsername";
var password = "myPassword";

//  Configure HTTP Basic authentication.  Chilkat automatically adds the Authorization header to
//  each request sent through this object.
success = rest.SetAuthBasic(username,password);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var responseText = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/api/protected");
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

console.log(responseText);