diff --git a/docs/slate/index.html.md b/docs/slate/index.html.md
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@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ The rest of this document will use '21satoshi' as password which encoded as bas6
 ## GetInfo
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/getinfo" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/getinfo" -u :<eclair_api_password>
 
 # with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli getinfo
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Returns information about this instance such as **nodeId** and current block hei
 ## Connect via URI
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F uri=<target_uri>  "http://localhost:8080/connect"  -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -X POST -F uri=<target_uri>  "http://localhost:8080/connect"  -u :<eclair_api_password>
 
 # with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli connect --uri=<target_uri>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ uri | The URI in format 'nodeId@host:port' | No | String
 ## Connect manually
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F nodeId=<node_id> -F host=<host> -F port=<port> "http://localhost:8080/connect" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -X POST -F nodeId=<node_id> -F host=<host> -F port=<port> "http://localhost:8080/connect" -u :<eclair_api_password>
 
 # with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli connect --nodeId=<node_id> --host=<host> --port=<port>
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ port | The port of the node | No | Integer
 
 ```shell
 curl -X POST -F nodeId=<node_id> -F fundingSatoshis=<funding_satoshis> \
-	"http://localhost:8080/open" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+	"http://localhost:8080/open" -u :<eclair_api_password>
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli open --nodeId=<node_id> --fundingSatoshis=<funding_satoshis>
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ channelFlags | Flags for the new channel: 0 = private, 1 = public | Yes | Intege
 ## Close
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F channelId=<channel> "http://localhost:8080/close" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST -F channelId=<channel> "http://localhost:8080/close"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli close --channelId=<channel>
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ scriptPubKey | A serialized scriptPubKey that you want to use to close the chann
 ## Force Close
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F channelId=<channel> "http://localhost:8080/forceclose" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST -F channelId=<channel> "http://localhost:8080/forceclose"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli forceclose --channelId=<channel>
@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ shortChannelId | The shortChannelId of the channel you want to close | Yes | Sho
 ## updaterelayfee
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F channelId=<channel> -F feeBaseMsat=<feebase> -F feeProportionalMillionths=<feeproportional> \
-     "http://localhost:8080/updaterelayfee" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST -F channelId=<channel> \
+     -F feeBaseMsat=<feebase> -F feeProportionalMillionths=<feeproportional> \
+     "http://localhost:8080/updaterelayfee"
 
 #eclair-cli
 eclair-cli updaterelayfee \
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ feeProportionalMillionths | The new proportional fee to use | No | Integer
 ## peers
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/peers" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST "http://localhost:8080/peers"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli peers
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ Returns the list of currently known peers, both connected and disconnected.
 ## channels
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/channels" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST "http://localhost:8080/channels"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli channels
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ toRemoteNodeId | The remote node id to be used as filter for the channels | Yes
 ## channel
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F channelId=<channel>  "http://localhost:8080/channel" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST -F channelId=<channel>  "http://localhost:8080/channel"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli channel --channelId=<channel>
@@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ A set of API to query the network view of eclair.
 ## allnodes
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/allnodes" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST "http://localhost:8080/allnodes"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli allnodes
@@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ Returns information about all public nodes on the lightning network, this inform
 ## allchannels
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/allchannels" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST "http://localhost:8080/allchannels"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli allchannels
@@ -660,7 +661,7 @@ Returns non detailed information about all public channels in the network.
 ## allupdates
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/allupdates" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST "http://localhost:8080/allupdates"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli allupdates
@@ -723,8 +724,8 @@ Interfaces for sending and receiving payments through eclair.
 ## receive
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F description=<some_description> -F amountMsat=<some_amount> \
-	 "http://localhost:8080/receive" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST -F description=<some_description> \
+     -F amountMsat=<some_amount> "http://localhost:8080/receive"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli receive --description=<some_description> --amountMsat=<some_amount>
@@ -753,7 +754,7 @@ expireIn | Number of seconds that the invoice will be valid | Yes | Seconds (int
 ## send
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F invoice=<some_invoice> "http://localhost:8080/send" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST -F invoice=<some_invoice> "http://localhost:8080/send"
 ```
 > The above command returns:
 
@@ -817,7 +818,7 @@ amountMsat | Amount in to pay if the invoice does not have one | Yes | Millisato
 ## sendToNode
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F nodeId=<some_invoice> -F amountMsat=<amount> -F paymentHash=<some_hash> "http://localhost:8080/sendtonode" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST -F nodeId=<some_invoice> -F amountMsat=<amount> -F paymentHash=<some_hash> "http://localhost:8080/sendtonode"
 ```
 > The above command returns:
 
@@ -882,7 +883,7 @@ paymentHash | The payment hash for this payment | No | 32bytes-HexString (String
 ## checkpayment
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F paymentHash=<some_hash> "http://localhost:8080/checkpayment" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST -F paymentHash=<some_hash> "http://localhost:8080/checkpayment"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli checkpayment --paymentHash=<some_hash>
@@ -908,7 +909,7 @@ paymentHash | The payment hash you want to check | No | 32bytes-HexString (Strin
 ## parseinvoice
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F invoice=<some_bolt11invoice> "http://localhost:8080/parseinvoice" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST -F invoice=<some_bolt11invoice> "http://localhost:8080/parseinvoice"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli parseinvoice --invoice=<some_bolt11invoice>
@@ -945,7 +946,7 @@ invoice | The invoice you want to decode | No | String
 ## findroute
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F invoice=<some_bolt11invoice> "http://localhost:8080/findroute" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST -F invoice=<some_bolt11invoice> "http://localhost:8080/findroute"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli findroute --invoice=<some_bolt11invoice>
@@ -976,8 +977,8 @@ amountMsat | The amount that should go through the route | Yes | Millisatoshi (I
 ## findrouteToNode
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST -F nodeId=<some_node> -F amountMsat=<some_amount> \
-	"http://localhost:8080/findroutetonode" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST -F nodeId=<some_node> \
+     -F amountMsat=<some_amount> "http://localhost:8080/findroutetonode"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli --nodeId=<some_node> --amountMsat=<some_amount>
@@ -1010,7 +1011,7 @@ amountMsat | The amount that should go through the route | No | Millisatoshi (In
 ## audit
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/audit" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST "http://localhost:8080/audit"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli audit
@@ -1066,7 +1067,7 @@ to | Filters elements no younger than this unix-timestamp  | Yes | Unix timestam
 ## networkfees
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/networkfees" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST "http://localhost:8080/networkfees"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli networkfees
@@ -1102,7 +1103,7 @@ to | Filters elements no younger than this unix-timestamp  | Yes | Unix timestam
 ## channelstats
 
 ```shell
-curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/channelstats" -H "Authorization: OjIxc2F0b3NoaQ=="
+curl -u :<eclair_api_password> -X POST "http://localhost:8080/channelstats"
 
 #with eclair-cli
 eclair-cli channelstats