# Are Thunkable and WalMart API compatible? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** webapi\ **Created:** [August 8, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092 "2022-08-08T18:58:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ryan\_hall\_apps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@ryan\_hall\_apps](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ryan_hall_apps)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092/1 "2022-08-08T18:58:42Z")
I am trying to connect my thunkable app to WalMart web API. I am reading the docs to connect it and it is saying that HTTP requests will fail. From Documnets: > All API requests must be made over [HTTPS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Secure). Calls made over plain `HTTP` will fail. API requests with an incorrect authentication will also fail and will return a Status Code of `401` . [Link to Docs](https://integrations.impact.com/impact-publisher/reference/authentication). I have tried setting up my headers a thousand different ways. Am I entering something wrong or will the platforms not work together? I have my headers set up as follows: ``` Accept: application/json Authorization: Basic : ``` ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092/2 "2022-08-08T19:14:24Z")
Did you test from a device or the online builder ? ---
**Author:** ![ryan\_hall\_apps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@ryan\_hall\_apps](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ryan_hall_apps)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092/3 "2022-08-08T19:34:48Z")
Online gives me a fetch error. Testing on the live view gives me an “unauthorized” error. ---
**Author:** ![zander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecb155/32.png) [@zander](https://community.thunkable.com/u/zander)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092/4 "2022-08-08T20:47:50Z")
Have you been able to get it to work using something like postman? If not i would start there first. ---
**Author:** ![ryan\_hall\_apps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@ryan\_hall\_apps](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ryan_hall_apps)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092/5 "2022-08-08T22:01:57Z")
I have never heard of Postman but it is handy. Thank you @zander. Result from postman cURL call: ```auto "Status": "ERROR", "Message": "Bad credentials" Status: 401 unauthorized ``` From API documents: > All API requests must be made over HTTPS. Calls made over plain `HTTP` will fail. API requests with an incorrect authentication will also fail and will return a Status Code of `401` . Looks like it does not work since postman is also sending a HTTP call. Does anyone know if there is a way to send a HTTPS cURL call from Thunkable? ---
**Author:** ![zander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecb155/32.png) [@zander](https://community.thunkable.com/u/zander)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092/6 "2022-08-08T22:27:44Z")
So I don’t think its the https issue. I re read the socuments and it looks like its a credentials issue. `API requests with an incorrect authentication will also fail and will return a Status Code of 401` However I found this link that kind of teaches you how to do a https call > **[Postman - POST Requests](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/postman/postman_post_requests.htm#)** > > Postman - POST Requests, Postman POST request allows appending data to the endpoint. This is a method used to add information within the request body in the server. It is commonly used ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092/7 "2022-08-08T23:41:18Z")
You need a conversation tool for your authentication credentials. You can use `Postman` if you want. Give it the `SSID` and `Auth Token` and `Postman` would give you an encrypted string which you will need to use in the `authorization` entry of your `header`. ---
**Author:** ![ryan\_hall\_apps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@ryan\_hall\_apps](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ryan_hall_apps)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092/8 "2022-08-09T00:30:59Z")
I gave poatman Basic Auth tool information. I entered my ssid and auth token. I got the same result in postman as I did in thunkabke. Status 401. Am I missing something? ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092/9 "2022-08-09T02:37:18Z")
You can easily test if you are missing something or not. The API is using **Basic** authentication which means you can run it directly from your browser. In your browser (Chrome or Firefox or any other) start a new tab and in the browser URL type: SSID:Auth-code@[http://your-api-end-point](http://your-api-end-point) So, if your SSID is ryan and your auth code is abcd1234 and your API is [http://walmart-api](http://walmart-api) then your URL should be ryan:abcd1234@[http://walmart-api](http://walmart-api) This should work directly from the browser. ---
**Author:** ![ryan\_hall\_apps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@ryan\_hall\_apps](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ryan_hall_apps)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092/10 "2022-08-09T21:16:48Z")
@muneer & @zander Thank you for sticking with me on this and letting me know I’m most likely wrong in how I was inputting data. I used Postman for the HTTP diagnosis. On the left side of Postman there is a \ symbol that shares the cURL code. I noticed that the Authorization header was changed from how I was entering it in Thunkable. I was entering my property as: “Authorization” with value: “Basic SSID:auth-code”. However when I looked at the code in postman it changed it to a long key. I have no idea how to make this key or where is came from. I’m sure it has something to do with Basic Auth protocols? So to solve it I put my property as: “Authorization” with value: “Basic long-random-key”. Anyways it is solved thanks to this. I appreciate everyone who helped. Stay tuned for more questions. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![zander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecb155/32.png) [@zander](https://community.thunkable.com/u/zander)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092/11 "2022-08-09T21:39:17Z")
> [@muneer](#): > > You can use `Postman` if you want. Give it the `SSID` and `Auth Token` and `Postman` would give you an encrypted string which you will need to use in the `authorization` entry of your `header`. This is where that long string came from. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/are-thunkable-and-walmart-api-compatible/1992092/12 "2022-11-07T21:39:51Z")
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