python requests post request body

Python Requests Post Request Body

When making a HTTP POST request using Python Requests library, we can pass data in the request body of the HTTP POST request. The data can be sent as form-encoded data or JSON data. In this post, we will look at how to send the request body in both the formats using Python Requests library.

Sending Form Encoded Data

Form-encoded data is the most common way of sending data over HTTP POST requests. To send form-encoded data in the request body, we can use the data parameter of the requests.post() method.

import requests

url = 'https://example.com/api'

data = {
    'name': 'John Doe',
    'email': '[email protected]'
}

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

print(response.status_code)
print(response.text)

In the above example, we have defined a dictionary data with the data to be sent in the request body. We have then passed this dictionary to the data parameter of the requests.post() method.

Sending JSON Data

If we want to send JSON data in the request body, we can use the json parameter of the requests.post() method. The json parameter automatically sets the Content-Type header to application/json.

import requests
import json

url = 'https://example.com/api'

data = {
    'name': 'John Doe',
    'email': '[email protected]'
}

json_data = json.dumps(data)

response = requests.post(url, json=json_data)

print(response.status_code)
print(response.text)

In the above example, we have defined a dictionary data with the data to be sent in the request body. We have then converted this dictionary to a JSON string using the json.dumps() method. We have then passed this JSON string to the json parameter of the requests.post() method.

Conclusion

In this post, we have seen how to send data in the request body of a HTTP POST request using Python Requests library. We have seen how to send data in both form-encoded and JSON formats.