API Request Tools
Authorization Header Example
Use when an endpoint returns unauthorized or token missing errors. Keep the request small, compare cURL with fetch, and check the headers and body together before moving the setup into code or documentation.
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Request check path
- Prepare the request
Start with the smallest authorization header check sample that still reproduces the symptom.
- Check headers and body
Validate the body and headers for this authorization header check together so one change does not hide the actual failure.
- Send it through the request tool
Move the method, URL, headers, and body into API Request Builder after you confirm the bearer prefix, environment token, and expiry before changing the endpoint.
authorization header check checklist
Use this compact request before adding production-only headers, retries, or optional body fields.
| Check | Value |
|---|---|
Symptom | Use when an endpoint returns unauthorized or token missing errors. |
cURL | curl https://api.example.com/profile -H 'Authorization: Bearer TOKEN' |
fetch | fetch('/profile', { headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer TOKEN' } }) |
Headers to check | Authorization, token prefix, token expiry |
Copyable fixed snippet
curl https://api.example.com/profile -H 'Authorization: Bearer TOKEN'
fetch('/profile', { headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer TOKEN' } })Mistakes to avoid
- Debugging the body while the token format is wrong or expired.
- Changing several headers and body fields during the same authorization header check retry.
- Treating this authorization header check failure as a parser problem before checking headers and body shape.