# Authentication error

**URL:** <https://community.stardog.com/t/authentication-error/986>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 8, 2018, 11:02am UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/authentication-error/986 "2018-05-08T11:02:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![stephen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/stephen/32/27_2.png) [@stephen](https://community.stardog.com/u/stephen)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/authentication-error/986/2 "2018-05-08T11:57:50Z")

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As with any HTTP request to Stardog, you need to pass in user credentials in order to be authorized. You will need to pass in your Stardog user/password however urilib2 performs basic authentication.

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