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API Authentication Methods with JavaScript

In this course, you will learn how to work with various API authentication methods using JavaScript. You’ll explore the basics of API Key authentication, manage sessions using cookies, and interact with APIs using JSON Web Tokens (JWTs). By the end of this course, you’ll be able to access and interact with protected APIs securely.

JavaScript

JWT

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4 lessons

18 practices

1 hour

Authentication and Authorization

Course details

Introduction to API Authentication with JavaScript

Preview

Exploring API Key Authentication Failure in JavaScript

Inserting API Key into Request Headers

Fixing API Key Header Mistake in JavaScript

Using Environment Variables for API Key Security in JavaScript

Secure API POST Request with API Key in JavaScript

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