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python requests bearer token

Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests Bearer Token

If you're looking to authenticate your Python requests with a bearer token, there are a few different ways to accomplish this.

Method 1: Using the "Authorization" Header

The most common way to authenticate a request with a bearer token is by including it in the "Authorization" header of the HTTP request. Here's an example:


import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/get_data"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())

In this example, we're sending a GET request to "https://api.example.com/get_data" with the bearer token included in the "Authorization" header. Note that you'll need to replace "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE" with your actual bearer token.

Method 2: Passing the Token as a Parameter

Another way to authenticate a request with a bearer token is by passing it as a parameter in the URL. Here's an example:


import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/get_data?token=YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"

response = requests.get(url)

print(response.json())

In this example, we're sending a GET request to "https://api.example.com/get_data" with the bearer token included as a parameter in the URL. Note that you'll need to replace "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE" with your actual bearer token.

Method 3: Using the Requests-OAuthlib Library

If you're working with an OAuth2 provider, you may want to consider using the Requests-OAuthlib library to handle authentication. Here's an example:


import requests
from requests_oauthlib import OAuth2Session

token = {"access_token": "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"}

client = OAuth2Session(client_id="YOUR_CLIENT_ID", token=token)

response = client.get("https://api.example.com/get_data")

print(response.json())

In this example, we're using the Requests-OAuthlib library to authenticate our request with the bearer token. Note that you'll need to replace "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE" and "YOUR_CLIENT_ID" with your actual values.

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