Authentication requires a key, which can be acquired from the dashboard. You will need to include your key in every request:

$.get('http://sampleapi.readme.com/orders/', {key: '[[app:key]]'}, function(data) {
	alert(data);
});

The key can be passed via the headers OR via a query param. If you're posting, you can include it in the data being posted.

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