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Make authenticated requests

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To fetch data from most web services, you need to provide authorization. There are many ways to do this, but perhaps the most common uses the Authorization HTTP header.

Add authorization headers

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The http package provides a convenient way to add headers to your requests. Alternatively, use the HttpHeaders class from the dart:io library.

dart
final response = await http.get(
  Uri.parse('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/albums/1'),
  // Send authorization headers to the backend.
  headers: {
    HttpHeaders.authorizationHeader: 'Basic your_api_token_here',
  },
);

Complete example

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This example builds upon the Fetching data from the internet recipe.

dart
import 'dart:async';
import 'dart:convert';
import 'dart:io';

import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;

Future<Album> fetchAlbum() async {
  final response = await http.get(
    Uri.parse('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/albums/1'),
    // Send authorization headers to the backend.
    headers: {
      HttpHeaders.authorizationHeader: 'Basic your_api_token_here',
    },
  );
  final responseJson = jsonDecode(response.body) as Map<String, dynamic>;

  return Album.fromJson(responseJson);
}

class Album {
  final int userId;
  final int id;
  final String title;

  const Album({
    required this.userId,
    required this.id,
    required this.title,
  });

  factory Album.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
    return switch (json) {
      {
        'userId': int userId,
        'id': int id,
        'title': String title,
      } =>
        Album(
          userId: userId,
          id: id,
          title: title,
        ),
      _ => throw const FormatException('Failed to load album.'),
    };
  }
}