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HTTP headers

Authorization HTTP Header Meaning

Authorization sends credentials for the requested resource.

Meaning

The client is presenting an authentication scheme and credential value.

Where it appears

API clients and browsers send it after authentication or when using bearer tokens, basic auth, or similar schemes.

What to check

Check the auth scheme, token freshness, scope, and whether the server returns a matching WWW-Authenticate challenge on failure.

Example

Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOi...

References

Related HTTP headers

Related HTTP status codes