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Nicole Scoggins
Nicole Scoggins
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April 20, 2020
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API CORS error

  • April 20, 2020
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Hi I am just starting to work with APIs.  I am having issues with the CORS error below [edited websites]. 

 

Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://api.test.xxx.com/access' from origin 'https://yyy.zzz.com' has been blocked by CORS policy: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource.

 

The company we are working with does not want to add the Access-Control-Allow-Origin header.  What is the best way to proceed in ColdFusion? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Nicole

 

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    Dave WattsCommunity Expert
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    April 20, 2020

    If you're ok with fetching the data with ColdFusion itself, just use CFHTTP to do so, then process whatever needs to be processed, then output it to the browser. CORS only affects cross-origin requests made by browsers.

     

    Dave Watts, Eidolon LLC

    Dave Watts, Eidolon LLC
    Nicole Scoggins
    Nicole ScogginsAuthor
    Participant
    April 27, 2020

    Thank you

    I got it to work on CF18 but not on CF11 with cfhttp.

    Charlie Arehart
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    Charlie ArehartCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 29, 2020

    Nicole, since you're using an https URL for your cfhttp call, your issue with CF11 will likely be just down to having an outdated JVM (that CF is using). That's easily solved. For more, see my post here: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2019/06/error-calling-cf-via-https-solved-updating-jvm/

     

    Let us know if that gets you going there.

    /Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart. org)
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