Authorization

Credentials for the request.

Request header (sent by clients) auth

How it works

Format is "<scheme> <credentials>", for example Bearer tokens or Basic base64(user:password). Never log it or send it over plain HTTP.

Example

Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOi…

See it live: send any request in Endpoint Client and open the Headers tab, where every response header is explained. Specification: RFC 9110.

Related headers

Cookie

Cookies the browser stored for this site.

Set-Cookie

Asks the browser to store a cookie.

WWW-Authenticate

The authentication scheme the server expects.