How to set request header to the ajax object for jqGrid

Question

I have the need to set the 'Authorization' request header to the httpXMLRequest. On the grid definition I have tried to set via ajaxGridOptions like the following:

 ajaxGridOptions: { Authorization: 'Basic YWRtaW5AZGVmYXVsdC5jb206YWRTwa6=' }

and use the beforeSend event like the following:

   beforeSend:  function(jqXHR, settings) {
    jqXHR.setRequestHeader("Authorization", 'Basic YWRtaW5AZGVmYXVsdC5jb206YWRTwa6=');
                    }

None of above works for me. What's the right syntax?

Thanks!!

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 18 '11 at 17:40

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You can use for example loadBeforeSend event handler of the jqGrid defined as the following:

loadBeforeSend: function(jqXHR) {
    jqXHR.setRequestHeader("Authorization", 'Basic YWRtaW5AZGVmYXVsdC5jb206YWRTwa6=');
}

answered Apr 18 '11 at 17:40

Oleg

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I do see the request header being set properly in firebug by Oleg's solution. – xueru Apr 19 '11 at 03:35
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Maybe I should put in another thread for this.. but I keep getting 401 error even the basic token is absolutely correct. If I don't set content-type in ajaxOptions, I would get 'anonymous user' at server side, after I set ajaxGridOptions: { contentType: 'application/json' }, I get 401 back. I am lost... – xueru Apr 19 '11 at 03:44
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I did post [a new thread](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5711433/ajax-configuration-issues-for-jqgrid) – xueru Apr 19 '11 at 04:01
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I deleted the post where I describing the authorization problem. the issue is at the server side.. has nothing to do with jqgrid – xueru Apr 19 '11 at 16:14
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@xueru: OK! I am glad to hear this. The solved problem is the good problem. – Oleg Apr 19 '11 at 16:36

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 01 '16 at 16:31

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Another option as of today is setting the header globally for all AJAX requests:

$.ajaxSetup({
    headers : {
        'Authorization' : 'Basic YWRtaW5AZGVmYXVsdC5jb206YWRTwa6='
    }
});

answered Aug 01 '16 at 16:31

Horst Walter

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This does not seem to work in my case. I add this global handler and it works for any $.ajax request but not for anything coming out of jqGrid. – Dan Feb 13 '17 at 16:22

How to set request header to the ajax object for jqGrid

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