Cross-domain $http request AngularJS

Question

I have simple website I\'m building with AngularJS which calls an API for json data.

However I am getting Cross domain origin problem is there anyway around this to

Answer 1

Install Fiddler. Add a custom rule to it:

static function OnBeforeResponse(oSession: Session)
{
    oSession.oResponse.headers.Add("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
}

This would allow you to make cross domain requests from localhost. If the API is HTTPS make sure you enable 'decrypt HTTPS traffic' in fiddler.

Reference

-------------------- UPDATE

The response you are getting is JSON. Specifying JSONP as datatype would not work. When you do specify JSONP the return should be a function not JSON object.

JSONP