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title: "C06. Call an API with a Bearer Token"
order: 6
status: "draft"
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For Bearer token authentication — common in OAuth 2.0 and modern Web APIs — use `set_bearer_token_auth()`. Pass the token and cpp-httplib builds the `Authorization: Bearer <token>` header for you.
## Basic usage
```cpp
httplib::Client cli("https://api.example.com");
cli.set_bearer_token_auth("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIs...");
auto res = cli.Get("/me");
if (res && res->status == 200) {
std::cout << res->body << std::endl;
}
```
Set it once and every subsequent request carries the token. This is the go-to pattern for token-based APIs like GitHub, Slack, or your own OAuth service.
## Per-request usage
When you want the token on only one request — or need a different token per request — pass it via headers.
```cpp
httplib::Headers headers = {
httplib::make_bearer_token_authentication_header(token),
};
auto res = cli.Get("/me", headers);
```
`make_bearer_token_authentication_header()` builds the `Authorization` header for you.
## Refresh the token
When a token expires, just call `set_bearer_token_auth()` again with the new one.
```cpp
if (res && res->status == 401) {
auto new_token = refresh_token();
cli.set_bearer_token_auth(new_token);
res = cli.Get("/me");
}
```
> **Warning:** A Bearer token is itself a credential. Always send it over HTTPS, and never hard-code it into source or config files.
> To set multiple headers at once, see C03. Set Default Headers.