try {
        // login and get the cookie
        HttpGet getLogin = new HttpGet("/Default.aspx");
        getLogin.addHeader("UserName", username);
        getLogin.addHeader("Password", password);
        getLogin.addHeader("Accept", "application/json");
        HttpResponse r = c.execute(host, getLogin);
        System.out.println(r.getStatusLine());
        System.out.println(EntityUtils.toString(r.getEntity()));

        // should make sure you don't get an error message

        HttpGet getReport = new HttpGet("/api/reporting/abc");
        getReport.addHeader("Accept", "application/json");
        HttpResponse r2 = c.execute(host, getReport);
        System.out.println(r2.getStatusLine());
        System.out.println(EntityUtils.toString(r2.getEntity()));
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    } finally {

    }