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I want to try to send a message using google's FCM messaging service and as the document says, the http request should be something like this: 

https://fcm.googleapis.com/fcm/send
Content-Type:application/json
Authorization:key=AIzaSyZ-1u...0GBYzPu7Udno5aA

{ "data": {
    "score": "5x1",
    "time": "15:10"
  },
  "to" : "bk3RNwTe3H0:CI2k_HHwgIpoDKCIZvvDMExUdFQ3P1..."
}

My problem is that I have not idea what Authorization's value should be and when I delete this header and make the request, I get error 401:Unauthorized.I think this must be some kind of api key or something but I cannot find it in my project. Can anyone help me?

PS: for testing purposes I currently am using this site to send a messsage to my device

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According to About Firebase Cloud Messaging Server documentation:

Authentication

To send a message, the app server issues a POST request. For example:

https://fcm.googleapis.com/fcm/send

A message request consists of two parts: the HTTP header and the HTTP body.

The HTTP header must contain the following headers:

  • Authorization: key=YOUR_SERVER_KEY

Make sure this is the server key, whose value is available in your Firebase project console under Project Settings > Cloud Messaging. Client keys or any other keys are rejected by FCM.

  • Content-Type: application/json for JSON; application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8 for plain text.

     If Content-Type is omitted, the format is assumed to be plain text.

UPDATE (2016/11/16)

Perhaps you should consider using the FCM token instead of the server keys as the note inside the following screenshot

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UPDATE (2016/12/08)

Firebase has upgraded the server keys to a new version and recommended that you upgrade to the newest version. Please see the screenshot below:

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halfer
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    Thank you so much. The documentation is not well-organized in my opinion, but thank you again for your answer – roostaamir Jun 07 '16 at 07:51
  • Hey @BNK would you mind posting example curl or httpie code? I can't seem to get the Authorization to work. Thanks! – FredLoh Jun 08 '16 at 23:49
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    @FredLoh at the Google's link in my answer, at "Checking the validity of a server key", you will find curl example – BNK Jun 09 '16 at 00:00
  • I am getting HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request my post is fcm.googleapis.com/fcm/send Content-Type:application/json Authorization:key=GduFdg......wK8B4Uwk2xxx... { "data": { "message": "post message", "version" : "2.0: }, "to" : "fasdsadasdsadasj9N40:APA91b....5nX--HG.....7wyTCN" } what is wrong? – Sagar Patil Oct 18 '16 at 11:18
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    @SagarPatil you got 400, not 401 as the OP, so fyi https://firebase.google.com/docs/cloud-messaging/http-server-ref#error-codes – BNK Oct 19 '16 at 01:14
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i have also faced this error. The issue is with the server key. Don't use the api key from google-services.json file.

You should use the server api key from your firebase console project, at the cloud messaging tab project keys: https://console.firebase.google.com/project/firebase-probiz/settings/cloudmessaging

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This is your Server key which you can observe into console.developers.google.com or Firebase project console under Project Settings > Cloud Messaging. Note the key it's auto created by Google Services. You ought add IP Address inco G.Console to restrict usage.

Plus do remember about Content-Type: application/json, otherwise you will get Error=MissingRegistration.

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