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params in post request python

Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Params in Post Request Python

In Python, we can use the requests module to send HTTP requests to a server. A POST request is used to send data to a server to create or update a resource. This data is sent in the request body, which can contain parameters.

Using the requests Module

To send a POST request with parameters using the requests module, we need to pass the parameter values as a dictionary in the data parameter. Here is an example:


    import requests
    
    url = 'https://example.com/api/create_user'
    data = {'username': 'jdoe', 'password': 'password123'}
    
    response = requests.post(url, data=data)

In this example, we are sending a POST request to the URL https://example.com/api/create_user with two parameters: username and password. The values of these parameters are 'jdoe' and 'password123', respectively. The response variable contains the response from the server.

Using JSON Data

Alternatively, we can also send parameters in JSON format using the json parameter instead of data. Here is an example:


    import requests
    
    url = 'https://example.com/api/create_user'
    data = {'username': 'jdoe', 'password': 'password123'}
    
    response = requests.post(url, json=data)

In this example, we are sending a POST request to the same URL as before but with the data parameter replaced with json. This will automatically encode the parameter values as JSON and set the appropriate content-type header in the request. The response variable contains the response from the server.

Using Query Parameters

Sometimes, we may need to send parameters as query parameters instead of in the request body. We can do this by passing the parameter values as a dictionary in the params parameter. Here is an example:


    import requests
    
    url = 'https://example.com/api/get_users'
    params = {'page': 1, 'per_page': 10}
    
    response = requests.get(url, params=params)

In this example, we are sending a GET request to the URL https://example.com/api/get_users with two query parameters: page and per_page. The values of these parameters are 1 and 10, respectively. The response variable contains the response from the server.

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