How to add custom header to AFNetworking on a JSONRequestOperation

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Hi, I have the following code accessing a URL:

NSString * stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/%@/someAPI", kSERVICE_URL, kSERVICE_VERSION];
NSURLRequest * request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:stringURL]];

AFJSONRequestOperation * operation = [AFJSONRequestOperation JSONRequestOperationWithRequest:request success:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSHTTPURLResponse *response, id JSON) {
    completionHandler(JSON, nil);
} failure:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error, id JSON) {
    completionHandler(nil, error);
}];

But I want to pass the user token as a parameter on HEADER, like X-USER-TOKEN.

Cant find it on AFNetworking documentation, should I change the operation type?

score 30 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 12 '13 at 05:58

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Use AFHTTPClient or subclass it!

You can set default headers with -setDefaultHeader:value: like this :

[self setDefaultHeader:@"X-USER-TOKEN" value:userToken];

You can check the documentation

edited Nov 12 '13 at 05:58

Shog9

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answered Feb 28 '13 at 16:55

Moxy

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For AFN version 2.x and AFHTTPRequestOperationManager, you could do it like this: [manager.requestSerializer setValue:@"application/json" forHTTPHeaderField:@"Accept"]; – Itachi Aug 27 '14 at 10:29

score 28 · Answer 2 · edited May 21 '13 at 19:57

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NSMutableURLRequest* request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:url];

[request setValue: @"X-USER-TOKEN"  forHTTPHeaderField:@"< clientToken >"];

[AFJSONRequestOperation JSONRequestOperationWithRequest: request ...]

edited May 21 '13 at 19:57

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answered Feb 28 '13 at 16:58

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I think its the opposite right? X-USER-TOKEN on HTTPHeaderField – Andre Cytryn Feb 28 '13 at 17:33
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maybe ;). I don't know if X-USER-TOKEN was the variable value or the field name – Mr Bonjour Feb 28 '13 at 19:56
Now its addValue, and not setValue :) – nithinreddy Apr 24 '15 at 10:59

score 8 · Answer 3 · answered May 21 '15 at 03:28

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I did this :)

[manager.requestSerializer setValue:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Token token=\"%@\"", _userObj.oAuth] forHTTPHeaderField:@"Authorization"];

answered May 21 '15 at 03:28

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Getting an error No Known instance method for selector 'setValue:forHTTPHeaderField' – Jayprakash Dubey Mar 22 '18 at 05:43

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 24 '14 at 23:56

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If you have a layer of abstraction, let's say APIManager, then you should do the following inside a particular method

 [[HTTPClient sharedHTTPClient].requestSerializer setValue:YOUR_KEY forHTTPHeaderField:@"X-Register"];

answered Sep 24 '14 at 23:56

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