missing_credentials (HTTP 401): meaning and fix

Seeing this in an AI assistant or MCP connector, not from our API? Read what "missing credentials" means.

• HTTP status: 401
• Problem type URI: https://nowgetitdone.com/docs/api/problems/missing-credentials

What it meansCopy Anchor Link

The request arrived with no usable credential — the Authorization bearer header is the only form /v1 accepts.

Likely causesCopy Anchor Link

• The Authorization header was never set on the request.
• A proxy or client library stripped the header before it reached the API.

How to fixCopy Anchor Link

• Send Authorization: Bearer gid_… on every request.
• Mint a key in the app under Profile → API Keys, then store it as a server-side secret.

Example problem+jsonCopy Anchor Link

{
    "type": "https://nowgetitdone.com/docs/api/problems/missing-credentials",
    "title": "Missing credentials",
    "status": 401,
    "code": "missing_credentials",
    "request_id": "req_a1b2c3d4"
}

RelatedCopy Anchor Link

• Authentication
• What "missing credentials" means in AI assistants and MCP connectors