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December 29, 2016 20:18
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I'm trying to figure out why if I use line 24, which the ?access_token included in the URL, everything is fine. But if I try to use the Authorization header on the XMLHttpRequest it get a 403 from api.genius.com
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<script> | |
// Create the XHR object. | |
function createCORSRequest(method, url, authorizationToken) { | |
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); | |
if ("withCredentials" in xhr) { | |
// XHR for Chrome/Firefox/Opera/Safari. | |
xhr.open(method, url, true); | |
xhr.setRequestHeader("Authorization", authorizationToken); | |
} else if (typeof XDomainRequest != "undefined") { | |
// XDomainRequest for IE. | |
xhr = new XDomainRequest(); | |
xhr.open(method, url); | |
} else { | |
// CORS not supported. | |
xhr = null; | |
} | |
return xhr; | |
} | |
// Make the actual CORS request. | |
function makeCorsRequest() { | |
var url = 'https://api.genius.com/songs/378195?access_token=5G4U3tL8_nqFE9Bdj7Blr6-UeUWVkkiQqstOzk946z7Zo9Dgrve4TF3mdXNIK3FU'; | |
// var url = 'https://api.genius.com/songs/378195'; | |
var authorizationToken = "Bearer 5G4U3tL8_nqFE9Bdj7Blr6-UeUWVkkiQqstOzk946z7Zo9Dgrve4TF3mdXNIK3FU"; | |
var xhr = createCORSRequest('GET', url, authorizationToken); | |
if (!xhr) { | |
alert('CORS not supported'); | |
return; | |
} | |
// Response handlers. | |
xhr.onload = function() { | |
var text = xhr.responseText; | |
console.log(text); | |
}; | |
xhr.onerror = function() { | |
console.log('Woops, there was an error making the request.'); | |
}; | |
xhr.send(); | |
} | |
makeCorsRequest(); | |
</script> |
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