# ReportingCloud Web API Supports Now Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) > The ReportingCloud Web API supports Cross-Origin Resource Sharing, enabling AJAX requests from any origin. Browser-based JavaScript and jQuery can call endpoints without same-origin restrictions. A jQuery code sample demonstrates requesting account settings from an external domain. - **Author:** Bjoern Meyer - **Published:** 2016-09-26 - **Modified:** 2026-07-17 - **Description:** The ReportingCloud Web API supports Cross-Origin Resource Sharing, enabling AJAX requests from any origin. Browser-based JavaScript and jQuery can call endpoints without same-origin restrictions. A jQuery code sample demonstrates requesting account settings from an external domain. - **2 min read** (204 words) - **Tags:** - Conference - CORS - **Web URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2016/09/26/reportingcloud-web-api-supports-now-cross-origin-resource-sharing-cors/ - **LLMs URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2016/09/26/reportingcloud-web-api-supports-now-cross-origin-resource-sharing-cors/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2016/09/26/reportingcloud-web-api-supports-now-cross-origin-resource-sharing-cors/llms-full.txt --- The ReportingCloud API supports *Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)* for AJAX requests from any origin. You can learn more about the CORS W3C recommendation here: Traditionally, AJAX requests have been restricted by the *Same Origin Policy* that only allowed them to make request to resources within the same domain. Since HTML5, this restriction is gone and allows for AJAX requests to be made across domains. The following is a sample CURL request from a browser hitting *http://example.com*: ``` curl -u username:password -i https://api.reporting.cloud/v1/account/settings -H "Origin: http://example.com" ``` ``` HTTP/1.1 200 OK Cache-Control: no-cache Pragma: no-cache Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8 Expires: -1 Server: Microsoft-IIS/8.5 Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * X-AspNet-Version: 4.0.30319 X-Powered-By: ASP.NET Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 15:45:38 GMT Content-Length: 157 ``` This enables client-side languages such as JavaScript or jQuery to make ReportingCloud Web API calls. With CORS supported by ReportingCloud, you can make AJAX requests like any other AJAX call. The following sample calls the [Account/Settings](https://docs.reporting.cloud/docs/endpoint/account/settings) endpoint using jQuery: ``` var serviceURL = "https://api.reporting.cloud/v1/account/settings"; $.ajax ({ type: "GET", url: serviceURL, dataType: "json", async: false, cache: false, headers: { "Authorization": "Basic " + btoa("username:password") }, success: function(response) { console.log(response); } }); ``` Happy coding! --- ## About Bjoern Meyer As CEO, Bjoern is the visionary behind our strategic direction and business development, bridging the gap between our customers and engineering teams. His deep passion for coding and web technologies drives the creation of innovative products. If you're at a tech conference, be sure to stop by our booth - you'll most likely meet Bjoern in person. With an advanced graduate degree (Dipl. Inf.) in Computer Science, specializing in AI, from the University of Bremen, Bjoern brings significant expertise to his role. 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