# 401 Unauthorized

**URL:** <https://community.postman.com/t/401-unauthorized/22880>\
**Category:** Help Hub\
**Created:** [April 20, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/401-unauthorized/22880 "2021-04-20T06:22:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![strappsm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@strappsm](https://community.postman.com/u/strappsm)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/401-unauthorized/22880/1 "2021-04-20T06:22:13Z")

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> Here’s an outline with best practices for making your inquiry.

_My question_:  
when I run an authorized api request I keep getting a 401 Unauthorized error. It says:  
Similar to 403 Forbidden, but specifically for use when authentication is possible but has failed or net yet been provided. The response must include a WWW-Authenticate header field containing a challenge applicable to the requested resource.

_Details (like screenshots)_:

_How I found the problem_:

_I’ve already tried_:

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**Author:** ![ghosthawl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@ghosthawl](https://community.postman.com/u/ghosthawl)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/401-unauthorized/22880/2 "2023-12-05T20:19:18Z")

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I have the same problem too

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**Author:** ![danny-dainton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/getpostman/user_avatar/community.postman.com/danny-dainton/32/29401_2.png) [@danny-dainton](https://community.postman.com/u/danny-dainton)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/401-unauthorized/22880/3 "2023-12-05T20:31:43Z")

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Hey @ghosthawl 👋

Welcome to the Postman community! :postman:

Could you create a new topic and include all of the contextual details, including screenshots, that are relevant to the problem that you’re seeing, please.

This topic have been open for over 3 years and the platform has changed a lot since then.

I’m going to close this topic and look forward to seeing the specific information about your issue.

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**Author:** ![danny-dainton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/getpostman/user_avatar/community.postman.com/danny-dainton/32/29401_2.png) [@danny-dainton](https://community.postman.com/u/danny-dainton)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/401-unauthorized/22880/4 "2023-12-05T20:31:48Z")

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