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mr_incredible
mr_incredible

Reputation: 1115

Data not coming through when using POST request

I've got this boilerplate code:

from flask import Flask, jsonify, request

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def index():
    if request.method == 'POST':
        text = request.get_json()
        return jsonify({'you sent:': text}), 201
    else:
        return jsonify({'about': 'hakuna matata'})

@app.route('/multi/<int:num>', methods=['GET'])
def get_multiply10(num):
    return jsonify({'result': num*10})

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(debug=True)

when I jump into Python interpreter I can interact with the API with GET like this:

from requests import get, post

get('http://localhost:5000').json()

and it returns expected output, but when I try to execute POST request:

post('http://localhost:5000', data={'data': 'bombastic !'}).json()

I get returned None from the text variable, meaning POST request is being acknowledged but the data isn't making it through to the variable.

What am I doing wrong ?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 204

Answers (1)

m01010011
m01010011

Reputation: 1072

Apart from your case, many websites require JSON-encoded data. So, you'll have to encode it before posting:

r = requests.post(url, data=json.dumps(payload))

Alternatively, you can use the json parameter...

r = requests.post(url, json=payload)

... and let requests encode it for you.

Upvotes: 1

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