post-data tagged requests and articles

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How to post JSON using Curl?
To post JSON data using Curl, you need to set the Content-Type of your request to application/json and pass the JSON data with the -d command line parameter. The JSON content type is set using the -H "Content-Type: application/json" command line parameter. JSON data is passed as a string. Double quotes in JSON must be escaped with the backslash "\" on Windows computers. In this Curl POST JSON example, we send JSON to the ReqBin echo URL. Click Run to execute the Curl POST JSON example online and see result.

How do I post request body with Curl?
To send data to the server in the POST request body, you must pass the required data to Curl using the -d or --data command line switch and specify the data content type using the -H command line switch. The Content-Type header is required for the server to correctly interpret and process the data in the body of the POST message. For example, if you send JSON to a server, you must specify the content type of the data in the body of the POST message using the Content-Type header: application/json and application/xml for XML. In this example, we send the request body to the ReqBin echo URL using Curl. Click Run to execute Curl POST Body example online and see results.

What is the Content-Length header?
The Content-Length header specifies the data size in the HTTP message's body. Browsers automatically add Content-Length and Content-Type headers based on the size and type of data sent to the server. To manually pass the Content-Length header to the server{{ using LANG}}, you need to add the Content-Length: [length] and Content-Type: [mime type] headers to your request, which describes the size and type of data in the body of the POST request. The data length must be specified in bytes. In this {{LANG}} Content-Length Header Example, we make a POST request to the ReqBin echo URL and send data to the server in the body of the POST message. Click Send to run {{using LANG}} Content-Length Header example online and see the results.

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How do I post a request using Curl?
To make a POST request with Curl, you can run the Curl command-line tool with the -d or --data command-line option and pass the data as the second argument. Curl will automatically select the HTTP POST method and application/x-www-form-urlencoded content type if the method and content type are not explicitly specified. To post data in the multipart/form-data format, you can use the -F or --form command line option. To send data using another HTTP HTTP method, you use the -X command line option. If you would like to send data to the server via a different HTTP method, you can use the -X command-line option. Click Run to execute Curl POST Request Example online and see results.

What is HTTP POST Request Method?
The HTTP POST method is one of the most commonly used HTTP methods. It is used to send data to the server or to create or add a resource on the server.