[GH-ISSUE #698] Authorization Headers not being sent when running `ntfy sub` when using default-user/password or default-token #513

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opened 2026-05-07 00:24:58 +02:00 by BreizhHardware · 1 comment

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2026-05-07 00:24:58 +02:00

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Originally created by @CrimsonFez on GitHub (Apr 7, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/698

🐞 Describe the bug

When setting the default-user and default-password or default-token in ~/.config/ntfy/client.yml and trying to use ntfy sub/subscribe, the Authorization Headers are not sent. This is not the case with ntfy pub/publish

💻 Components impacted

💡 Screenshots and/or logs

❯ ntfy sub --trace test 'notify-send "$m"'
2023/04/07 11:22:19 DEBUG ntfy.domain.net/test Subscribing to topic
2023/04/07 11:22:19 DEBUG ntfy.domain.net/test Listening to https://ntfy.domain.net/test/json
2023/04/07 11:22:19 WARN ntfy.domain.net/test Connection failed: {"code":40301,"http":403,"error":"forbidden","link":"https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#authentication"}
2023/04/07 11:22:29 DEBUG ntfy.domain.net/test Listening to https://ntfy.domain.net/test/json
2023/04/07 11:22:29 WARN ntfy.domain.net/test Connection failed: {"code":40301,"http":403,"error":"forbidden","link":"https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#authentication"}

🔮 Additional context

Originally created by @CrimsonFez on GitHub (Apr 7, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/698 :lady_beetle: **Describe the bug** When setting the `default-user` and `default-password` or `default-token` in `~/.config/ntfy/client.yml` and trying to use `ntfy sub/subscribe`, the Authorization Headers are not sent. This is not the case with `ntfy pub/publish` :computer: **Components impacted**  :bulb: **Screenshots and/or logs**  ``` ❯ ntfy sub --trace test 'notify-send "$m"' 2023/04/07 11:22:19 DEBUG ntfy.domain.net/test Subscribing to topic 2023/04/07 11:22:19 DEBUG ntfy.domain.net/test Listening to https://ntfy.domain.net/test/json 2023/04/07 11:22:19 WARN ntfy.domain.net/test Connection failed: {"code":40301,"http":403,"error":"forbidden","link":"https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#authentication"} 2023/04/07 11:22:29 DEBUG ntfy.domain.net/test Listening to https://ntfy.domain.net/test/json 2023/04/07 11:22:29 WARN ntfy.domain.net/test Connection failed: {"code":40301,"http":403,"error":"forbidden","link":"https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#authentication"} ``` :crystal_ball: **Additional context**