API Issues with Local Server and GET REQUEST using Javascript and JQuery

[dab65068]

Hi,
I am a graduate student enrolled in a Web-Mapping Course. As part of my course syllabus, I am supposed to submit a final project. I want to use the Yelp Fusion API to display local businesses within a 0.25 mile radius from train stations I have added as a GeoJSON. I have successfully used your API in Postman to retrieve data on businesses to test if my access token works, however, when I try to use ajax to get businesses in my JavaScript I get this error.

Here is a sample of my code using ajax.

Is there any reason why I am getting this issue? I read various forums and I keep hearing the term CORS, which I somewhat understand what it mean, and not being able to send my request because my map comes from a local server, my C drive. Is there a way around this? I just want to use this API for my class and my project is due Thursday. I may need to change it if I can't resolve this issue by Wednesday morning

P.S. this is my first class using a programming language. While I do enjoy it and want to learn other languages, I may not be as familiar with terms or techniques as others here.

Thanks!

[tomelm]

Hey @dab65068! At the moment, the API does not fulfill any requests that come in through AJAX. CORS is a concept that covers making requests across different sites, and we currently have that completely disabled for the API. Sorry about that!

[mittonk]

CORS discussions in #44 and #64 capture the current state of affairs; the best option right now is writing a small backend.