Python Script to send JSON request using the Cookies of the website

Question

I am trying to imitate a authenticated JSON request. I am using the Requests module to do so.

import requests
import json

url = "https://"
headers = {
    'Host': 'example.com',
    'content-type': 'application/json',
    'Connection': 'keep-alive'
}

data = {
"asdsdsd": {
    "AppName": "esdf",
    "Language": "EN",
    "fsef": [
        {
            "sfddf": [
                {
                    "sdfsdfsdf": "sdfsdfsdf"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
},
"sdfdf": {
    "sdfsdf": "sdfsdfsdf"
}
}

r = requests.post(url, data=json.dumps(data), headers=headers ,verify=False)

How do i include the authenticated cookie into this.

Can I open this request using a browser(with the headers & data) then i would be able to use the authenticated cookie of the browser.

Is there any way to do this ?

Martijn Pieters · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-21 20:52:26Z

1

Use a Session object to manage cookies.

s = requests.Session()

# load initial page to get session cookies set, perhaps a CSRF token
loginform = s.get(loginurl)

# post login information to the form
s.post(someurl, data={...})

# post JSON with session with authentication cookie
s.post(someurl, ...)

edited Mar 21, 2020 at 20:52

answered Mar 3, 2014 at 14:06

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Vinod K Over a year ago

I am not logging in using the script, i need to send a authenticated request in between, Can I use the cookieLib libraray to get the cookies from the mozila cookie jar ?

Martijn Pieters Over a year ago

@VinodK: That depends on the browser, and depending on how you want to support various browsers and end users could get a lot more complicated than just using a session and parsing the login page.

MONTYHS · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-03 14:39:03Z

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headers = {
'Host': 'example.com',
'content-type': 'application/json',
'Connection': 'keep-alive'
}

session = requests.session()
session.headers=headers

you can use session for post

session.post(url, data=json.dumps(data) ,verify=False)

edited Mar 3, 2014 at 14:39

answered Mar 3, 2014 at 14:10

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Martijn Pieters Over a year ago

The headers structure is not valid Python.

Depado · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-03 14:52:55Z

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You can pass your data directly into the form of a cookie in your request like this :

data = {
    "sessionid":"yoursessionidorsomethingelseidontcarelolwtfhelloworld"
}
url = "https://youramazingurl.com/list_some_private_data"
res = requests.get(url, cookies=data)

Done :)

edited Mar 3, 2014 at 14:52

answered Mar 3, 2014 at 14:21

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Depado Over a year ago

Then why didn't he use the cookie argument ? .-.

Martijn Pieters Over a year ago

Perhaps the OP doesn't know about the cookie argument? Why didn't you suggest the request.Session() option to handle cookies between requests?

Depado Over a year ago

Because if the OP doesn't need to handle sessions but still needs to make a request with a cookie auth, then it could be simpler ? I don't know, that fits the OP needs so why shoud I complicate my answer ? ^^

Martijn Pieters Over a year ago

Right, the OPs needs weren't clear to me. I was more focussing on the 'there is a login form and a cookie' issue.

Vinod K Over a year ago

What i want to know is whether i can access the authenticated cookies, or whether i can open the same request (with header & data) using a browser. btw what does OP stand for ?

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