How to Use Python Requests Post with Authorization
If you want to make a POST request using Python Requests with authorization, there are a few steps you need to follow:
Step 1: Import the Required Libraries
The first step is to import the necessary libraries. In this case, you need to import the Requests library and the base64 library.
import requests
import base64
Step 2: Encode Your Credentials
The second step is to encode your credentials. To do this, you need to create a string that contains your username and password separated by a colon. Then, you need to encode this string using base64.
username = 'my_username'
password = 'my_password'
credentials = f"{username}:{password}"
encoded_credentials = base64.b64encode(credentials.encode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8')
Step 3: Create the Authorization Header
The next step is to create the authorization header. This header is used to authenticate your request with the server. To create the header, you need to add the encoded credentials to a string that starts with "Basic ".
headers = {'Authorization': f"Basic {encoded_credentials}"}
Step 4: Send the POST Request
Finally, you can send the POST request by using the requests.post() method. You need to pass in the URL of the endpoint you want to access, any data you want to send, and the headers containing your authorization information.
url = 'https://example.com/api'
data = {'key': 'value'}
response = requests.post(url, data=data, headers=headers)
This will send a POST request to the specified URL with the provided data, and include your authorization header to authenticate the request.