Problem with WordPress API (401 code)

hpv222 said:

Use the Wordpress API to post to your site, this is by far the easiest way.

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https://stackoverflow.com/a/72335498/1437261

hpv222 said:

Use the Wordpress API to post to your site, this is by far the easiest way. Google how to do that for whatever language you want to use. Also, add the Wordpress API plugin first and enable Basic Authentication.

And there is a separate plugin that will turn off the API for users that are not logged in, use that too if you want to.

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BlurryBit said:

That's exactly what he is trying to do there. Read the OP first I guess?

Btw, OP you have exposed your admin password there. Perhaps change it as soon as you can.

Edit: For the actual problem, try this:

Code:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/72335498/1437261

Looks like you can send a basic auth header (without the encoding part) to get it working. For the one you are trying, you probably need some specific plugin.

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ciphercipher1 said:

Hello guys so I am trying to build an auto uploader that will send HTML content and make it a post

However I am struggling to establish connection with the site. I am providing correct credentials but i still get 401 error. This is my python code


site_url = 'https://sharmaharda.000webhostapp.com/wp-json/wp/v2/'
#authentication part
wordpress_user = "admin"
wordpress_password =
wordpress_credentials = wordpress_user + ':' + wordpress_password
wordpress_token = base64.b64encode(wordpress_credentials.encode())
wordpress_header = {'Authorization': 'Basic' + wordpress_token.decode('utf-8')}
response = requests.get(site_url + 'posts' , verify=False)
if response.status_code == 200:
data = response.json()
print("Connection successful")

for post in data:
print("Title: ", post['title']['rendered'])
else:
print("Connection failed with status code:", response.status_code)


I have added the following to my .htaaccess file :

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} ^(.*)
RewriteRule ^(.*) - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%1]


Please take a look and point me in the right direction.

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import requests
import base64

site_url = 'https://sharmaharda.000webhostapp.com/wp-json/wp/v2/'
wordpress_user = "admin"
wordpress_password = "your_password_here" # Make sure to provide your actual password

# Create your authentication token
wordpress_credentials = f"{wordpress_user}:{wordpress_password}"
wordpress_token = base64.b64encode(wordpress_credentials.encode()).decode('utf-8')

# Set the headers properly
wordpress_header = {'Authorization': 'Basic ' + wordpress_token}

# Make a POST request to create a new post, for example
new_post = {
"title": "Your Post Title",
"content": "Your post content here",
}

response = requests.post(site_url + 'posts', json=new_post, headers=wordpress_header)

if response.status_code == 201:
print("Post created successfully")
else:
print("Failed to create a post with status code:", response.status_code)
print(response.text)

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1. Ensure you provide your actual password in wordpress_password.
2. Make a POST request to create a new post. Your code was making a GET request to retrieve posts.
3. The code provided will attempt to create a new post with the given title and content. You can modify the new_post dictionary to include other fields you need.