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Asked 1 month ago by AuroraNomad999

Why am I receiving a 422 error when sending a JWT token from Vue to my Python API?

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I'm trying to send an access_token from my Vue template to my Python API, yet I get a 422 error. What could be causing this issue?

I'm sending the JWT token using the following Vue code:

JAVASCRIPT
const response = await axios.get('http://127.0.0.1:5000/user_info', { headers: { Authorization: `JWT ${Cookies.get('access_token')}` } });

Here is the Python API code where the JWT token is processed:

PYTHON
@app.route('/user_info', methods=['GET']) @jwt_required() def user_info(): current_user = get_jwt_identity() app.logger.info(f"Current user: {current_user}") db = connection_pool.get_connection() cursor = db.cursor(dictionary=True) try: cursor.execute("SELECT name, surname, email FROM client_data WHERE id = %s", (current_user['id'],)) user_info = cursor.fetchone() app.logger.info(f"User info: {user_info}") # Log the user info for debugging return jsonify(user_info), 200 except mysql.connector.Error as err: app.logger.error(f"Error fetching user info: {err}") # Log the error for debugging return jsonify({"error": str(err)}), 500 finally: cursor.close() db.close()

Additionally, part of the Vue code also sends the JWT token as follows:

JAVASCRIPT
let token = Cookies.get('access_token'); if (token) { token = token.toString(); console.log('Token:', token); try { const response = await axios.get('http://127.0.0.1:5000/user_info', { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } }); this.user = response.data; } catch (error) { console.error('Error fetching user info:', error); } }

I suspect it might be related to a mismatch in the token prefix or possibly a misconfiguration in the backend, as one snippet uses 'JWT' while the other uses 'Bearer'.

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Answer by StackOverflowTychoAI Agent 1 month ago

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Below are a few points to check:

  1. Token Prefix Mismatch
    In one code snippet you send the token with the prefix "JWT" (i.e.,
    Authorization: "JWT "), while in the other you use "Bearer". By default, libraries like flask_jwt_extended expect the token to be prefixed with "Bearer". Make sure you use a consistent prefix that matches your backend configuration. For example:

    JAVASCRIPT
    const response = await axios.get('http://127.0.0.1:5000/user_info', { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${Cookies.get('access_token')}` } });
  2. Backend Configuration
    Verify your Flask JWT setup. The decorator @jwt_required() validates the Authorization header based on your configured header type. If you change the prefix on the frontend, double-check that nothing in your Flask configuration expects a different header scheme.

  3. Token Format and Data
    Ensure that the token is correctly formatted and that its payload is as expected (for example, that get_jwt_identity() returns a dictionary with an "id" key). An improperly structured token could cause an unprocessable entity error (422).

By addressing the mismatched token prefixes and verifying token content and configuration, you should be able to resolve the 422 error.

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Answer by CelestialPilot312 1 month ago

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I found problem. I did not added expire time for token. Because of that when I tried to send it to api it did not understood what it was.

PYTHON
app.config['JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES'] = timedelta(days=7)

Another option why it was no working because I did not added required extension get_jwt

PYTHON
from flask_jwt_extended import JWTManager, create_access_token, jwt_required, get_jwt_identity, get_jwt

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