Zomato API integration with in android app

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{
    "code":403,
    "status":"Forbidden",
    "message":"Invalid API Key"
}

this is what i am getting as request URL

I am trying to use the request URL for Zomato API using my Generated API key. But every time i try to use the URL on fiddler and any browser it is showing this error of INVALID API KEY.

Why i am getting this invalid API key and how can i solve it?

EDITED: this image might clear how i am using the key

xxxxx is just an example . This is how i am using the api key and then using the URL!

Maybe the API key is linked to a specific domain or app? How are you giving the API key to Zomato? — litelite, Jul 13 '17 at 20:18
add some coding part after that we can tell you exactly. currently, we can only say that your API key is invalid — Harish Kamboj, Jul 13 '17 at 20:26
actually i am trying to make a restaurant finder app . That's why i want to use this API — abhishek adhikari, Jul 14 '17 at 07:05

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 13 '17 at 20:35

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According to Zomato API https://developers.zomato.com/documentation#!/common/categories you shoud pass your API key in header

you can get an API key from here: https://developers.zomato.com/api#headline2

answered Jul 13 '17 at 20:35

Harish Kamboj

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Sir, i have the API key and in the documentation part of Zomato API , I've already used the key in the parameter section. And then i am using the request URL. I am not getting what you are telling me!! – abhishek adhikari Jul 14 '17 at 07:11

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 20 '17 at 07:09

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passing api key in parameters makes it difficult for clients to keep their APIkeys secret, they tend to leak keys on a regular basis. A better approach is to pass it in header of request url. You can set user-key header in your code equals to your api key. For testing your request Url you can use Postman app in google chrome.

send a get request to your endpoint by setting user-key header to your api-key. You can refer to this postman screenshot to see it is working:

edited Sep 20 '17 at 07:09

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answered Jul 15 '17 at 11:48

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Sir can you share some code how to use that Zomato API in android. And how to use that request url with api-key in the header. – abhishek adhikari Jul 17 '17 at 11:02

Zomato API integration with in android app

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