Authentication
Why Authentication?
HTTP basic authentication is a simple challenge and response mechanism with which a server can request authentication information (a user ID and password) from a client. The client passes the authentication information to the server in an Authorization header. The authentication information is in base-64 encoding.
Basic Authentication
| Method | Authentication | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | Authentication: Basic YXNkc2Fkc2FkYXNkOmFzZGFzZGFzZGFzZGFzZAcle | Example Authentication |
What do I need for Authentication?
Our API uses the basic HTTP authentication method. You need to pass the authorization header containing the username and password presented in the previous step.
On the creating data source screen, there is a step-by-step guide on how to navigate to the details screen.
Error
The Westeros API uses the following error codes:
| Error code | Description |
|---|---|
| 401 | Unauthorized indicates that the request was not applied because it does not have valid authentication credentials for the target resource. |