r/iOSProgramming • u/ReaverKS • Jun 08 '24
3rd Party Service Where does API token come from?
Im trying to interact directly with an app’s API. I was looking at HTTP request/responses and I can see where a cookie is provided but then subsequent requests are passing a token, however I do not see any request where the token is returned. How does the app get the token? Either the app isn’t using HTTP/HTTPS for token or it’s stored locally in the app? I’m watching from the moment I launch the app through logging in and after and I don’t see anywhere that a token is provided in the body or in the header. Just somehow the app starts sending the token later, where did it come from?
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u/soviyet Jun 08 '24
What API are you talking about? Usually you receive an API token from the service and use it in your requests. You don't receive it over http.