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user3787389

Reputation: 43

Creating authenticated Python API call

I'm a little, well lot!, lost with how to make an API call using Python. I have done a number as trials successfully but now I am trying to build an app I am lost. The instructions below is all I am provided. I am unsure how to get beyond my code

MHL = urlopen('http://new.mhl.nsw.gov.au/services/mhladas/getAccessKey.json.php')

which then asks for username etc.

eg {u'access_key': None, u'error': u'No username has been entered'}

How do I send my details back to be authenticated by their server? and then have the request returned with the data I want? Happy to be directed to a tutorial on this or any help is truly appreciated. Not understanding how to convert their instructions into relevant Python code

4.1 Login – Request access key You need to make a login request to begin using the service. This login provides you with a limited time access key. You need to provide this key for any subsequent requests you make.

http://new.mhl.nsw.gov.au/services/mhladas/getAccessKey.json.php

Request {"username":"[email protected]","password":"abc123"} Example response {"access_key":" MjAxMy0wNS0x…”,”error":null}

4.2 Get Station List Use this function to list the stations you have available to you. http://new.mhl.nsw.gov.au/services/mhladas/getStationList.json.php Request {"username":"[email protected]","access_key": " MjAxMy0wNS0x…"}

Upvotes: 0

Views: 122

Answers (2)

Mauro Baraldi
Mauro Baraldi

Reputation: 6575

To make a POST with urllib, you need to encode data with urlencode, and pass it as param to urlopen

import urllib

data = urllib.urlencode({"username":"buddy","password":"inches"})
post = urllib.urlopen('http://new.mhl.nsw.gov.au/services/mhladas/getStationList.json.php', data)

print post.code
print post.read()

Another way is to use requests as Sar009 suggested

Upvotes: 0

Sar009
Sar009

Reputation: 2276

Information you have provided in the question is not clear. I am assuming you have to post request with username and password parameter. First of all use python request to do such things easily. pip install requests. Then try this. 

payload = {'username': '[email protected]', 'password': 'abc123'}
r = requests.post("http://new.mhl.nsw.gov.au/services/mhladas/getAccessKey.json.php", data = payload)
print r

Upvotes: 1

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