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Created July 28, 2013 21:38
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Basic API Get Request Javascript only --> Replace username and password --> Use Base64.js file with this
function make_base_auth(user, pass) {
var tok = user + ':' + pass;
var hash = Base64.encode(tok);
return "Basic " + hash;
}
function api_call(){
var xhr;
// code for IE 10, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
if (window.XMLHttpRequest){
xhr=new XMLHttpRequest();
}
xhr.open("GET","https://api.qpme.com/api/accounts/me",true);
xhr.setRequestHeader('Authorization', make_base_auth('username','password'));
xhr.send();
xhr.onload = function(){
console.log(xhr.responseText);
var data = $.parseJSON(xhr.responseText);
console.log(data.email);
document.getElementById("myDiv").innerHTML= data.email;
}
}
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