#javascript Header Auth # $.ajax({ type: 'GET', url: 'url', dataType: 'json', //whatever you need beforeSend: function (xhr) { xhr.setRequestHeader('Authorization', make_base_auth(user, password)); }, success: function () {}); }); function make_base_auth(user, password) { var tok = user + ':' + password; var hash = btoa(tok); return 'Basic ' + hash; }