openUrl with custom headers

[trainerocom]

I need to use openURL to fetch PDF that is behind the authorization. The target URL is not directly the PDF-file, but a PHP script that checks Bearer token from request’s Authorization headers, and then provides the file.

Is there any way to provide custom headers in openURL call?

I could do the same by axios, native window.open, etc, but this also must work with Cordova app and I believe the openUrl handles all the quirks that are involved.

Suggestions?

Currently I have a workaround with some hacks in backend to check token from query string if not present in headers.

if (this.$q.platform.is.cordova) {
     openURL('/target-url/pdf/' + token);
 } else {
     this.$http.get('/target-url/pdf', { 
        responseType: 'arraybuffer',
        headers:  {
            'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token,
       }
    });
}

[trainerocom]

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[michaelb]

I have exactly this issue. I could send the token via the query, but that’s not ideal from a security perspective.

Any ideas?