diwamishra21 / flask-API-JWT

This project is a simple flask API to authorize users using JWT(JSON Web Tokens). User can access public API directly but after login they needed token to use private APIs. This is a standard way to secure your API from unauthorize access.

flask-API-JWT

This project is a simple flask API to authorize users using JWT(JSON Web Tokens). User can access public API directly but after login they needed token to use private APIs. This is a standard way to secure your API from unauthorize access.

prerequisites-

• python
• Flask

Details-

• Flask api with JWT Token
• protected URLs can only be accessible using token

Running this Project

• Download and Install python
• Install Flask using command - pip install flask
• extract this repository or clone it.
• go inside project directory and run command- python api.py
• in cmd you will get URL of project i.e. http://localhost:5000
• try both APIs in your favourite browser using URLs-
• Access URLs on brpwser- http://localhost:5000/unprotected http://localhost:5000/login (Username- admin, Password- secret) in response you will get a token, Use this token using GET method to access protected Data http://localhost:5000/protected?token=

Pictorial View

Running App View -

Public/unprotected API -

Accessing protected API without token -

Login API -

Login API Response-

Protected API Response using Token-

Lets use Postman for same

Postman Login API -

Postman Protected API Response using Token-

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