401 error even though I am using my API key

Question

Hello!

I am trying to make a GET request to this endpoint:
“https://api.rawg.io/api/games?key=api_key_here&dates=2019-09-01,2019-09-30&platforms=18,1,7”

As said in the title, I get a 401 error. I used fetch with in-browser JavaScript. Does the API not allow this kinds of requests?

Note: I took into account CORS policy when making the request, still the error is not referring to it, but to something else.

Thanks!

Godwin Silayo · Answer

can't I use python to do the same?

Denys Pavlenko · Answer

Hi there.
You can use rawg api directly.

here is an example with js fetch:

get the details of the game with id '3498':

fetch('https://api.rawg.io/api/games/3498?key=YOUR_RAWG_API_KEY')
	.then(res=>res.json)
	.then(res=>console.log(res))
	
	You can place ?key to the end of the url

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401 error even though I am using my API key