If you’ve ever worked with APIs, you’ve probably come across something like this: Authorization: Bearer abc123 And maybe you paused for a second and thought: Why “Bearer”? Is there a bear involved? 🐻 Not quite but the concept is actually pretty simple.
Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/arafatruetbd/why-do-apis-use-bearer-a-beginner-friendly-explanation-36bp)