Why does my JavaScript code receive a “No ‘Access-Control-Allow-Origin’ header is present on the requested resource” error, while Postman does not?

Sample Problem: I am trying to do authorization using JavaScript by connecting to the RESTful API built-in Flask. However, when I make the request, I get the following error: XMLHttpRequest cannot load http://myApiUrl/login. No ‘Access-Control-Allow-Origin’ header …

Why does my JavaScript code receive a “No ‘Access-Control-Allow-Origin’ header is present on the requested resource” error, while Postman does not? Learn More