# Querying With Postman

**URL:** <https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/querying-with-postman/28466>\
**Category:** AeroAPI\
**Created:** [November 26, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/querying-with-postman/28466 "2017-11-26T22:41:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ChrisDzoba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/chrisdzoba/32/4317_2.png) [@ChrisDzoba](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/ChrisDzoba)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/querying-with-postman/28466/1 "2017-11-26T22:41:30Z")

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I’m trying to query the FlightAware API with Postman, however, I’m just getting a “Authentication Required” response in return. I’ve tried using the Authorization settings with Basic Auth to no avail. I’ve tried different headers and params as well, but no luck.

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What steps do I need to follow to query the FlightAware API with Postman?

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**Author:** ![bovineone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/bovineone/32/117631_2.png) [@bovineone](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/bovineone)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/querying-with-postman/28466/2 "2017-12-05T21:02:43Z")

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Basic Auth should be correct. Be sure that the “Authorization” header being sent in the request is your username and FlightXML API key (do not supply your website password).

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**Author:** ![harrisonleong](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/harrisonleong/32/25905_2.png) [@harrisonleong](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/harrisonleong)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/querying-with-postman/28466/3 "2018-10-19T02:59:13Z")

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What is the exact header key name?  
username  
password

I did the same and has no luck…

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**Author:** ![bovineone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/bovineone/32/117631_2.png) [@bovineone](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/bovineone)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/querying-with-postman/28466/4 "2018-10-19T19:31:27Z")

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The exact header is “Authorization”. This is the standard HTTP Basic Auth header and format. [Basic access authentication - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication)