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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests X-API-Key

If you are working with APIs that require authentication, you may come across the need to send an X-API-Key header in your requests. Here is how you can do it using the Python Requests library.

Method 1: Passing the X-API-Key as a header parameter

In this method, we will add the X-API-Key as a header parameter in our request using the 'headers' attribute.


    import requests
    
    url = 'https://example.com/api/v1/data'
    headers = {'X-API-Key': 'your-api-key'}
    
    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

Here, we have defined the value of the 'X-API-Key' header as 'your-api-key'. Replace this with your actual API key.

You can also use the 'requests.put', 'requests.post', or any other method depending on your API endpoint.

Method 2: Passing the X-API-Key as a query parameter

In some cases, you may need to pass the X-API-Key as a query parameter in your URL. Here is how you can do it using Python Requests:


    import requests
    
    url = 'https://example.com/api/v1/data?key=your-api-key'
    
    response = requests.get(url)

Here, we have added the 'key' query parameter with the value of our API key. Replace 'your-api-key' with your actual API key.

You can also use the 'requests.put', 'requests.post', or any other method depending on your API endpoint.

Summary

  • You can pass the X-API-Key header parameter using the 'headers' attribute in Python Requests.
  • You can pass the X-API-Key as a query parameter in your URL.
  • Choose the method based on your API endpoint requirements.
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