How to get the value of a header from URL in python?

Question

I have an angular UI that makes an API call when the user logs in using google and sends the generated access token through the header. The API call part looks like this:

this.http.get(
          `${environment.nodeURL}/api/myApiCall`,
               { headers: { authorization: this.accessToken}
})

The API has been made using flask-Python3. I want to store that access token on a local variable in the API. Can anyone suggest how can I get the value? I tried to get the value the following way:

@api.route('/verify_token')
@api.response(404, 'Invalid access_token')
class UserCheck(Resource):
    def get(self):
        """ Checks if the access token is valid or not """
        response = urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:5000/user/verify_token')
        print("Header value is...............",response.getheader('access_token'))

I am currently running the UI and the API in localhost.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 03 '20 at 14:59

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you need to modify your code like below

from flask import request


@api.route('/api/myApiCall')
class UserCheck(Resource):
    def get(self):
        """ Checks if the access token is valid or not """
       token = request.headers.get('authorization')
       # write your token validation code here

answered Oct 03 '20 at 14:59

anjaneyulubatta505

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I have tried this method but I the token variable is always null. Do I need to check anything else? – Soubhagya Sahoo Oct 03 '20 at 15:34
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@SoubhagyaSahoo try `print(request.headers)` and see if you are getting the header or not – anjaneyulubatta505 Oct 03 '20 at 15:49

How to get the value of a header from URL in python?

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