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---
title: http.basicAuth() function
description: >
`http.basicAuth()` returns a Base64-encoded basic authentication header
using a specified username and password combination.
menu:
flux_v0_ref:
name: http.basicAuth
parent: http
identifier: http/basicAuth
weight: 101
introduced: 0.44.0
---
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`http.basicAuth()` returns a Base64-encoded basic authentication header
using a specified username and password combination.
##### Function type signature
```js
(p: string, u: string) => string
```
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For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).
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## Parameters
### u
({{< req >}})
Username to use in the basic authentication header.
### p
({{< req >}})
Password to use in the basic authentication header.
## Examples
### Set a basic authentication header in an HTTP POST request
```js
import "http"
username = "myawesomeuser"
password = "mySupErSecRetPasSW0rD"
http.post(
url: "http://myawesomesite.com/api/",
headers: {Authorization: http.basicAuth(u: username, p: password)},
data: bytes(v: "Something I want to send."),
)
```