NSMutableURLRequest adding additional headers in url only for iOS 8

Question

This is appears only on iOS 8. For earlier versions, it is fine.

Examples:

For iOS 7.1:

NSString *url = @"http://www.example.com/api/search?name=test&page=1";
NSMutableURLRequest *urlRequest = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] init];
[urlRequest setURL:[NSURL URLWithString:url]];

Getting urlRequest as

<NSMutableURLRequest: 0x7b787130> { URL: http://www.example.com/api/search?name=test&page=1 }

For iOS 8.0:

NSString *url = @"http://www.example.com/api/search?name=test&page=1";
NSMutableURLRequest *urlRequest = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] init];
[urlRequest setURL:[NSURL URLWithString:url]];

Getting urlRequest as

<NSMutableURLRequest: 0x7b6246d0> { URL: http://www.example.com/api/search?name=test&page=1, headers: (null) }

Error for iOS 8.0: Error 400 (Bad Request)

What is the actual error? Those messages don't seem to be saying that anything is wrong. — Phillip Mills, Sep 19 '14 at 14:39
Are you able to capture the full URL at the server end and show us the difference? — trojanfoe, Sep 20 '14 at 09:48
@trojanfoe the differences are: For earlier version we are getting: http://www.example.com/api/search?name=test&page=1 For IOS 8.0 we are getting: http://www.example.com/api/search?name=test&page=1, headers: (null) — Ashutosh Srivastava, Sep 20 '14 at 11:17
Where are you seeing "headers: (null)"? Also, how are you sending the request? — Phillip Mills, Sep 20 '14 at 13:36
@PhillipMills when we are set url in "nsmutableurlrequest" like "[urlRequest setURL:[NSURL URLWithString:url]];" then getting "headers : (null)" with given url. — Ashutosh Srivastava, Sep 20 '14 at 14:39
OK, so the "headers: (null)" is output from a `NSLog()` statement of an object. Are you talking to your own server? Can you see what the server is logging as an incoming request? — Phillip Mills, Sep 20 '14 at 15:33
Hi, I am also facing same issue. will you find any solution? — Nandha, Sep 23 '14 at 14:12
@Nandha no :( If you will find any solution then share with me :) — Ashutosh Srivastava, Sep 24 '14 at 10:04
Actually i was also having the same issue in my code, but I am wondering how it is affecting your response. Is the response different in ios7 and ios8? — HeadOnn, Oct 01 '14 at 10:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 22 '14 at 10:27

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You are misunderstanding that log. It just means that

URL = "http://www.example.com/api/search?name=test&page=1"

and

headers = null

What you should be debugging are the actual headers:

NSLog("%@", urlRequest.allHTTPHeaderFields);

answered Sep 22 '14 at 10:27

John Estropia

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Maybe, however shouldn't the OP be setting at least one header (i.e. `Content-Type`) so the server knows what it's getting? – trojanfoe Sep 22 '14 at 10:31
@trojanfoe and John Estropia actually we are calling google map api when we are using "[urlRequest setURL:[NSURL URLWithString:url]];" and print a nslog then getting url like "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/json?key=yourkey&location=lat,long&radius=radius,%20headers:%20(null)" – Ashutosh Srivastava Sep 22 '14 at 10:41
@AshutoshSrivastava Why are you drip-feeding details to us? How about full disclosure right from the start? – trojanfoe Sep 22 '14 at 10:42

NSMutableURLRequest adding additional headers in url only for iOS 8

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