CORS is a browser mechanism that allows servers to specify which domains can access their resources via HTTP requests. This policy is in place to prevent malicious websites from making unauthorized requests to other servers on behalf of a user. By default, browsers block requests from origins (e.g., your app’s domain) that differ from the server’s origin unless the server explicitly allows it by sending an Access-Control-Allow-Origin header. Why does the API endpoint work in a browser but not my app? When you directly access the API endpoint via your browser, it’s a simple GET request made by the browser,