Mod Portal API - CORS error in Electron app

[IzaacJ]

Hello.

I'm building an app using Electron+React to manage mods on my headless servers, however, when sending a request (using node-fetch) I'm getting a CORS error.

Is this a bug or is it intended? Seems to be a lot of tools out there using the API, and the same request works perfectly when made in the browser.

[Sanqui]

As far as I'm concerned this is not a bug: we don't want random websites to be able to interact with these APIs from the browser. If you are developing a local application using Electron, I believe there are ways to override CORS.

I am open to arguments to convince me otherwise though :)

[eradicator]

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[IzaacJ]

As far as I'm concerned this is not a bug: we don't want random websites to be able to interact with these APIs from the browser. If you are developing a local application using Electron, I believe there are ways to override CORS.

I am open to arguments to convince me otherwise though

Good to know Pretty new to React and Electron so I’ll definitely look up on how to do that.

So, no arguments from me

[ptx0]

As far as I'm concerned this is not a bug: we don't want random websites to be able to interact with these APIs from the browser. If you are developing a local application using Electron, I believe there are ways to override CORS.

I am open to arguments to convince me otherwise though

Good to know Pretty new to React and Electron so I’ll definitely look up on how to do that.

So, no arguments from me

use Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *

another method would be to have a local PHP script that you call, which solely acts as a proxy to the remote API. then CORS is preserved.