Why does my JavaScript get a “No 'Access-Contr

Question

I am trying to do authorization using JavaScript by connecting to the RESTful API built in Flask. However, when I make the request, I get the following error:

XMLHttpRequest cannot load http://myApiUrl/login. No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource. Origin 'null' is therefore not allowed access.

I know that the API or remote resource must set the header, but why did it work when I made the request via the Chrome extension Postman?

This is the request code:

$.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    dataType: 'text',
    url: api,
    username: 'user',
    password: 'pass',
    crossDomain : true,
    xhrFields: {
        withCredentials: true
    }
})
    .done(function( data ) {
        console.log("done");
    })
    .fail( function(xhr, textStatus, errorThrown) {
        alert(xhr.responseText);
        alert(textStatus);
    });

Answer 1

There's a cross-domain issue using Ajax. You must be sure you are accessing your files on the same http:// path without www. (or access from http://www. and post to the same path including www.) which the browser considers as another domain when accessing via a www. path, so you see where the problem is. You are posting to a different domain and the browser blocks the flow because of the origin issue.

If the API is not placed on the same host that you are requesting from, the flow is blocked, and you will need to find another way to communicate with the API.

Answer 2

Because
$.ajax({type: "POST" - Calls OPTIONS
$.post( - Calls POST

both are different Postman calls "POST" properly but when we call it will be "OPTIONS"

For c# web services - webapi

Please add the following code in your web.config file under <system.webServer> tag. This will work

<httpProtocol>
    <customHeaders>
        <add name="Access-Control-Allow-Origin" value="*" />
    </customHeaders>
</httpProtocol>

Please make sure you are not doing any mistake in the ajax call

jQuery

$.ajax({
    url: 'http://mysite.microsoft.sample.xyz.com/api/mycall',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
    },
    type: "POST", /* or type:"GET" or type:"PUT" */
    dataType: "json",
    data: {
    },
    success: function (result) {
        console.log(result);    
    },
    error: function () {
        console.log("error");
    }
});

Angular 4 issue please refer : http://www.hubfly.com/blog/solutions/how-to-fix-angular-4-api-call-issues/

Note: If you are looking for downloading content from third party website then this will not help you. You can try the following code but not JavaScript.

System.Net.WebClient wc = new System.Net.WebClient();
string str = wc.DownloadString("http://mysite.microsoft.sample.xyz.com/api/mycall");

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edited Nov 13 '18 at 9:27

answered Dec 13 '16 at 13:02

George LivingstonGeorge Livingston

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Answer 3

in case you want to fix this on the backend (in Flask), rather than on the front end, I would totally recommend the Flask CORS python package. Flask Cors

With one simple line in your app.py you can automatically insert the standard allow any origin header, or customise it as required.

Answer 4

It's very simple to solve if you are using PHP. Just add the following script in the beginning of your PHP page which handles the request:

<?php header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *'); ?>

Warning: This contains a security issue for your PHP file that it could be called by attackers. you have to use sessions and cookies for authentication to prevent your file/service against this attack. Your service is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF).

If you are using Node-red you have to allow CORS in the node-red/settings.js file by un-commenting the following lines:

// The following property can be used to configure cross-origin resource sharing
// in the HTTP nodes.
// See https://github.com/troygoode/node-cors#configuration-options for
// details on its contents. The following is a basic permissive set of options:
httpNodeCors: {
 origin: "*",
 methods: "GET,PUT,POST,DELETE"
},

Answer 5

If you can deal with JSON in return, then try using JSONP (note the P at the end) for speaking between domains:

$.ajax({
  type: "POST",
  dataType: 'jsonp',
  ...... etc ......

Learn more about working with JSONP here:

The advent of JSONP — essentially a consensual cross-site scripting hack — has opened the door to powerful mashups of content. Many prominent sites provide JSONP services, allowing you access to their content via a predefined API.

Answer 6

I wish someone shared this site with me long ago http://cors.io/ it would have saved a ton of time compared to building and relying on my own proxy. However, as you move to production, having your own proxy is the best bet since you still control all aspects of your data.

All you need:

https://cors.io/?http://HTTP_YOUR_LINK_HERE