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Refine•3y ago

Problem in meta and headers in useSelect request

I am not able to use my bearer token in meta and header while using useSelect

const { selectProps: organizationSelectProps } = useSelect({
resource: 'organizations',
optionLabel: 'name',
meta: {
headers: {
Authorization:

Bearer ${token}

Bearer ${token}

,
},
},
});

The request returns 401 error code which means the token is not used by the request

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kapa.ai•8/22/23, 12:00 AM

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kapa.ai•8/22/23, 12:01 AM

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Based on the information provided in the extracts, the

meta

meta

property in the

useSelect

useSelect

hook can be used to pass additional information to data provider methods. This includes customizing the data provider methods for specific use cases and generating GraphQL queries using plain JavaScript Objects (JSON).

However, the extracts do not provide specific information on how to use a bearer token in the

meta

meta

and while using

useSelect

useSelect

.

Here is an example of how

meta

meta

is used in

useSelect

useSelect

:

Source (https://refine.dev/docs/api-reference/core/hooks/useSelect)

In your case, you are trying to pass the

Authorization

Authorization

header with a bearer token. If you are facing issues, it might be due to the way your data provider handles headers or the way your backend API is set up to receive and process these headers.

Unfortunately, without more specific information or error messages, it's hard to provide a more precise answer. I would recommend checking your data provider's documentation or the backend API's documentation for more details on how to correctly pass headers.
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verbal-limeOP•8/22/23, 4:20 PM

I solved this problem!

The problem was that the data fetching hook couldn't perform the request correctly as the request headers which contain the authorization token couldn't be consumed in the data provider methods in the right way.

So, we can use tokens in with data fetching hooks in the below steps:

1)Send the meta object with the data fetching hook (in my case it is useSelect) as it is explained in refine docs

const { data } = useSelect({
resource: 'organizations',
optionLabel: 'name',
meta: {
headers: {
Authorization:

Bearer ${token}

Bearer ${token}

,
},
},
});

2)Swizzle your data provider(in my case it is nestjsx crud)

3)Add your headers manually to your axiosInstance(httpClient)
Hint: In my case useSelect hook uses getList data provider method. So, my getList method will be:
getList: async ({ resource, pagination, filters, sorters, meta }) => {
const url = ;

let query = RequestQueryBuilder.create();

query = handleFilter(query, filters);
query = handleJoin(query, meta?.join);
query = handlePagination(query, pagination);
query = handleSort(query, sorters);

/**This is the added section*/
if (meta?.headers) {
httpClient.defaults.headers = {
...httpClient.defaults.headers,
...meta?.headers,
};
}
/**/

const { data } = await httpClient.get();

// without pagination
if (Array.isArray(data)) {
return {
data,
total: data.length,
};
} else {
// with pagination
return {
data: data.data,
total: data.total,
};
}
},

useSelect({  
 meta: {  
 headers: { "x-meta-data": "true" },  
 },  
});  
  
const myDataProvider = {  
 //...  
 getList: async ({  
 resource,  
 pagination,  
 sorters,  
 filters,  
 meta,  
 }) => {  
 const headers = meta?.headers ?? {};  
 const url = `${apiUrl}/${resource}`;  
 //...  
 //...  
 const { data, headers } = await httpClient.get(`${url}`, { headers });  
 return {  
 data,  
 };  
 },  
 //...  
};

useSelect({  
 meta: {  
 headers: { "x-meta-data": "true" },  
 },  
});  
  
const myDataProvider = {  
 //...  
 getList: async ({  
 resource,  
 pagination,  
 sorters,  
 filters,  
 meta,  
 }) => {  
 const headers = meta?.headers ?? {};  
 const url = `${apiUrl}/${resource}`;  
 //...  
 //...  
 const { data, headers } = await httpClient.get(`${url}`, { headers });  
 return {  
 data,  
 };  
 },  
 //...  
};