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post call in python requests

Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Post Call in Python Requests

If you're working with an API in Python, chances are you'll need to make a POST request at some point. This is usually done using the Requests library, which is the most popular library for making HTTP requests in Python.

What is a POST request?

A POST request is used to submit data to a server to create or update a resource. In other words, when you make a POST request, you're asking the server to process some data and store it on its end. This is different from a GET request, which is used to retrieve data from a server.

How to make a POST request using Python Requests?

Here's an example of how to make a POST request using Python Requests:


import requests

url = "https://example.com/api/create-user"

data = {
    "username": "johndoe",
    "password": "secret",
    "email": "[email protected]"
}

response = requests.post(url, data=data)

print(response.text)
  • url: The URL of the endpoint where you want to send the data.
  • data: A dictionary of key-value pairs containing the data you want to send.
  • response: The response object that contains information about the server's response.

The above code will send a POST request to the specified URL with the data in the form of a dictionary. The server will then process the data and store it on its end. The response object contains information about the server's response, such as the HTTP status code and any data returned by the server.

Headers and Authentication

When making a POST request, you might need to include headers or authentication information. Here's an example of how to do that:


import requests

url = "https://example.com/api/create-user"

data = {
    "username": "johndoe",
    "password": "secret",
    "email": "[email protected]"
}

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer ",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=data, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
  • headers: A dictionary containing the headers you want to include in the request.
  • json: A dictionary of key-value pairs containing the data you want to send in JSON format. This is an alternative to using the data parameter.

In this example, we're including an authentication token in the headers and specifying that we're sending JSON data. The server will know how to process the data based on the Content-Type header.

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