# Unable to access documentation for Wowza Streaming Engine REST APIs on digest auth

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/unable-to-access-documentation-for-wowza-streaming-engine-rest-apis-on-digest-auth/45402>\
**Category:** Wowza Developer Dojo\
**Created:** [November 18, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/unable-to-access-documentation-for-wowza-streaming-engine-rest-apis-on-digest-auth/45402 "2015-11-18T00:04:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![altanai\_bisht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@altanai\_bisht](https://community.wowza.com/u/altanai_bisht)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/unable-to-access-documentation-for-wowza-streaming-engine-rest-apis-on-digest-auth/45402/1 "2015-11-18T00:04:54Z")

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I read the article :

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-access-documentation-for-wowza-streaming-engine-rest-api](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-access-documentation-for-wowza-streaming-engine-rest-api)

In this article , it is said to be a optional feature to make as none however that breaks Wowza manager console it is also quite unsafe so I want it to be on basic or digest ( preferable ) auth mode .

As I make AuthenticationMethod any thong other than digest , not only does it break the sign in of Manager Console but also doesnot solve the error with the API calls as it gives following result

\<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?\>4.0`402`REST API is not licensed

Could you please suggest what might the way to access these API without making the AuthenticationMethod none .

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Young](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/matt_young/32/389_2.png) [@Matt\_Young](https://community.wowza.com/u/Matt_Young)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 7:35am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/unable-to-access-documentation-for-wowza-streaming-engine-rest-apis-on-digest-auth/45402/2 "2015-11-18T07:35:24Z")

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Hello

When I turn on digest auth and do a quick GET using --digest auth (via cURL) all the endpoints are returned as expected. Try the following:

```auto
curl --digest -u "[username]:[password]" -X GET "http://localhost:8089/api-docs" 

```

Subsequently, you should be able to query the applications in a similar manner (use digest if you’ve set RestInterface/AuthenticationMethod to digest):

```auto
curl --digest -u "[username]:[password]" -X GET --header 'Accept:application/json; charset=utf-8' http://localhost:8087/v2/servers/_defaultServer_/vhosts/_defaultVHost_/applications

```

Should return the various endpoints you would normally see without auth turned on. If this continues to _not_ be the case, please send a zip file of your conf/ and logs/ to support@wowza.com. Also be sure to include the cURL requests you used in doing so and the associated responses.

Thanks,

Matt