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terrible_towel
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2 years ago
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How do I extract data from an API, using a post request, with the HTTP Client snap?

Hi, The API owner demands I use a post request first, then get authorized by getting a user token and a cookie token, and only then I can do a get request to retrieve the data. I was able to configu...
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    djsiegel
    2 years ago

    Ah - its going to depend on the API itself. Likely NO account is required, since you've got a token you're going to pass in a header.  I did this recently in an example with monday.com that required only a header being passed. For this, I used the "Secured Headers" type HTTP account, no schema (unless yours requires a specific schema), and just put the needed headers under "Additional auth headers". 

    HTTP Client Config:

    Secured Headers Account Type configuration: