Sitecore-Web Api User authentication

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I want to send the sitecore data to authenticated user only..How to pass the HttpWebRequest object to DownloadString function of webclient....DownloadString cannot take HttpWebRequest as a parameter.I was following this link Sitecore 7.2 - Item Web API-User Authentication

var client = new WebClient();

    HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://gyldendal.local/-/item/v1/?sc_itemid={110D8759F-DEA9-42EA-9C1C-8A5DF7E70EF9}&sc_database=master");

    request.Headers["X-Scitemwebapi-Username"] = "admin";
    request.Headers["X-Scitemwebapi-Password"] = "b";
 var apiResponse = client.DownloadString(request);
            dynamic jsonResponse = JObject.Parse(apiResponse);

Vasiliy Fomichev · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-13 21:47:24Z

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...and here is a way to do it using the Web API framework; just because i am a fan of async.

using (var client = new HttpClient())
            {
                var request = new HttpRequestMessage
                {
                    RequestUri = new Uri("..."),
                    Method = HttpMethod.Get
                };

                request.Headers.Add("X-Scitemwebapi-Username", "sitecore\admin");
                request.Headers.Add("X-Scitemwebapi-Password", "b");

                var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
                if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                {
                    var responseString= await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                    ...
                }
            }

answered Oct 13, 2014 at 21:47

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RobertoBr · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-14 12:27:22Z

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You can get the response from the request object directly.

    HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("...");

    request.Headers["X-Scitemwebapi-Username"] = "sitecore\admin";
    request.Headers["X-Scitemwebapi-Password"] = "b";

    //(...)

    using (var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
    {
       var stream = response.GetResponseStream();
       var reader = new StreamReader(stream);

       string apiResponse = reader.ReadToEnd();
    }

Also, you need to inform the domain in the user name. Like sitecore\admin

Cheers

edited Oct 14, 2014 at 12:27

answered Oct 13, 2014 at 20:31

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Salman Shaykh Over a year ago

Hello robert, what is response here?

Salman Shaykh Over a year ago

HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse(); but still this gives me {"statusCode":401,"error":{"message":"Access to site is not granted."}}

RobertoBr Over a year ago

Sorry Salman. I edited the answer to include the response object

Brad Christie · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-14 12:51:55Z

I happen to like using RestSharp over HttpWebRequest, so thought I'd add another version to the list:

// Build a client pointing to your sitecore instance
IRestClient restClient = new RestClient("http://gyldendal.local/");
// Add credentials to all future requests
restClient.AddDefaultHeader("X-Scitemwebapi-Username", @"sitecore\admin");
restClient.AddDefaultHeader("X-Scitemwebapi-Password", "b");

// Build a request to the item api
IRestRequest restRequest = new RestRequest("/-/item/v1/", Method.GET);
// specify API parameters
restRequest.AddParameter("sc_database", "master");
restRequest.AddParameter("sc_itemid", "{110D559F-DEA5-42EA-9C1C-8A5DF7E70EF9}");

#if DEBUG
Console.WriteLine( restClient.BuildUri(restRequest) ); // http://gyldendal.local/-/item/v1/?sc_database=master&sc_itemid={110D559F-DEA5-42EA-9C1C-8A5DF7E70EF9}
#endif

// Execute request
IRestResponse restResponse = restClient.Execute(restRequest);

// Confirm successful response
if (restRequest.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
{
    /* Work with restResponse.Content */
#if DEBUG
    Console.WriteLine(restResponse.Content); // {"statusCode":200,"result":{....}}
#endif
}

Also, just so it's clear, confirm the itemwebapi has been enabled on your specific <site>. For a default install, you can use the following patch file to enable it:

<configuration xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/">
  <sitecore>
    <sites>
      <site name="website">
        <!-- Options: Off|StandardSecurity|AdvancedSecurity -->
        <patch:attribute name="itemwebapi.mode">StandardSecurity</patch:attribute>
        <!-- Options: ReadOnly|ReadWrite -->
        <patch:attribute name="itemwebapi.access">ReadOnly</patch:attribute>
        <!-- Options: True|False -->
        <patch:attribute name="itemwebapi.allowanonymousaccess">False</patch:attribute>
      </site>
    </sites>
  </sitecore>
</configuration>

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