Post JSON Body to API with Basic HTTP Authentication using Objective-C and AFNetworking 2.0

basic-auth-afnetworking-2-0.m

NSString *URLString = @"http://example.com/path";

NSDictionary *parameters = @{ };



NSURLRequest *request = [[AFJSONRequestSerializer serializer] requestWithMethod:@"POST" URLString:URLString parameters:parameters error:nil];

AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation = [[AFHTTPRequestOperation alloc] initWithRequest:request];



operation.credential = [NSURLCredential credentialWithUser:@"username" password:@"password" persistence:NSURLCredentialPersistencePermanent];

operation.responseSerializer = [AFJSONResponseSerializer serializer];



[operation setCompletionBlockWithSuccess:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject) {

    NSLog(@"JSON: %@", responseObject);

} failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) {

    NSLog(@"Error: %@", error);

}];



[[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperation:operation];