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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests Post to API Gateway

If you are looking to send data to an API Gateway using Python Requests module, then you are in the right place. I recently had to do this for a project and here is what I have learned.

Step 1: Install Requests module

You will first need to install the Requests module. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:


        pip install requests

Step 2: Import Requests module

Once you have installed the Requests module, you will need to import it in your Python script. You can do this by adding the following line at the beginning of your script:


        import requests

Step 3: Send POST request to API Gateway

Now that you have imported the Requests module, you can use it to send a POST request to your API Gateway. Here is an example:


        import requests

        url = 'https://your-api-gateway-url.com'
        data = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
        headers = {'Content-type': 'application/json'}

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

        print(response.content)

In this example, we are sending a POST request to https://your-api-gateway-url.com with some data and headers. We are also printing the content of the response we get from the API Gateway.

Step 4: Pass API Gateway authentication

If your API Gateway requires authentication, you will need to pass the authentication credentials in your request. Here is an example:


        import requests

        url = 'https://your-api-gateway-url.com'
        data = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
        headers = {'Content-type': 'application/json'}
        auth = ('username', 'password')

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

        print(response.content)

In this example, we are passing the authentication credentials as a tuple in the auth parameter of the post method.

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