So here is my call:

   $.ajax({
       url: url,
       headers: { 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*' },
       crossDomain: true,
       success: function () { alert('it works') },
       error: function() {alert('it doesnt work')},
       datatype: 'jsonp'
   });

My url is legit. You will notice that i do not have data set. I m not sure if datatype is working properly as its actually xml being returned, but i tried that too. Its a call to sportsdata's api. On the site, they show you a request header of x-originating-ip so i have tried that where access-control-allow-origin is.

All of this still returned the access-control error. I am not clear on what data is if i set it, so i have omitted it for now. I have tried a few different things i googled, i understand why i am getting the error. I do not know how to fix it. I tried to not have to ask, but if someone could explain or show me the way, that would be greatly appreciated

So here is my call:

   $.ajax({
       url: url,
       headers: { 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*' },
       crossDomain: true,
       success: function () { alert('it works') },
       error: function() {alert('it doesnt work')},
       datatype: 'jsonp'
   });

My url is legit. You will notice that i do not have data set. I m not sure if datatype is working properly as its actually xml being returned, but i tried that too. Its a call to sportsdata's api. On the site, they show you a request header of x-originating-ip so i have tried that where access-control-allow-origin is.

All of this still returned the access-control error. I am not clear on what data is if i set it, so i have omitted it for now. I have tried a few different things i googled, i understand why i am getting the error. I do not know how to fix it. I tried to not have to ask, but if someone could explain or show me the way, that would be greatly appreciated

• javascript
• jquery
• xml
• ajax
• jsonp

• 5 The server has to set the access control header, not the client. – Jason P Commented Sep 30, 2013 at 3:20
• well am i screwing up? because its not a call to my local machine. the server is not local, but i have read that on other posts. why, if i type my url in the browser directly, the call works, but with the jquery it does not? – dwarf Commented Sep 30, 2013 at 3:24
• Furthermore, if you tell jQuery to expect JSONP, then the server has to return JSONP, not XML. – Felix Kling Commented Sep 30, 2013 at 3:25
• @user2070677: Because if you type the URL in the address bar, you are not making an Ajax request. Ajax requests are restricted to the same domain (unless the server allows access from different domains). – Felix Kling Commented Sep 30, 2013 at 3:25

2 Answers 2

http://encosia.com/using-cors-to-access-asp-net-services-across-domains/

refer the above link for more details on Cross domain resource sharing.

you can try using JSONP . If the API is not supporting jsonp, you have to create a service which acts as a middleman between the API and your client. In my case, i have created a asmx service.

sample below:

ajax call:

$(document).ready(function () {
        $.ajax({
            crossDomain: true,
            type:"GET",
            contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
            async:false,
            url: "<your middle man service url here>/GetQuote?callback=?",
            data: { symbol: 'ctsh' },
            dataType: "jsonp",                
            jsonpCallback: 'fnsuccesscallback'
        });
    });

service (asmx) which will return jsonp:

[WebMethod]
    [ScriptMethod(UseHttpGet = true, ResponseFormat = ResponseFormat.Json)]
    public void GetQuote(String symbol,string callback)
    {          

        WebProxy myProxy = new WebProxy("<proxy url here>", true);

        myProxy.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("username", "password", "domain");
        StockQuoteProxy.StockQuote SQ = new StockQuoteProxy.StockQuote();
        SQ.Proxy = myProxy;
        String result = SQ.GetQuote(symbol);
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        JavaScriptSerializer js = new JavaScriptSerializer();
        sb.Append(callback + "(");
        sb.Append(js.Serialize(result));
        sb.Append(");");
        Context.Response.Clear();
        Context.Response.ContentType = "application/json";
        Context.Response.Write(sb.ToString());
        Context.Response.End();         
    }

At my work we have our restful services on a different port number and the data resides in db2 on a pair of AS400s. We typically use the $.getJSON AJAX method because it easily returns JSONP using the ?callback=? without having any issues with CORS.

data ='USER=<?echo trim($USER)?>' +
         '&QRYTYPE=' + $("input[name=QRYTYPE]:checked").val();

        //Call the REST program/method returns: JSONP 
        $.getJSON( "http://www.stackoverflow.com/rest/resttest?callback=?",data)
        .done(function( json ) {        

              //  loading...
                if ($.trim(json.ERROR) != '') {
                    $("#error-msg").text(message).show();
                }
                else{
                    $(".error").hide();
                    $("#jsonp").text(json.whatever);

                }

        })  
        .fail(function( jqXHR, textStatus, error ) {
        var err = textStatus + ", " + error;
        alert('Unable to Connect to Server.\n Try again Later.\n Request Failed: ' + err);
        });