{"id":25539055,"date":"2022-08-22T23:43:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T18:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=25539055"},"modified":"2022-11-19T14:40:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T09:10:15","slug":"post-method-python-requests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/post-method-python-requests\/","title":{"rendered":"POST Method – Python Requests"},"content":{"rendered":"

The requests library is one of the important aspects of Python for making HTTP requests to a specified URL. The post() method is used when we want to send some data to the server. Then the data is stored in the Database.<\/p>\n

POST Http Method<\/strong><\/h2>\n

POST is a request method supported by HTTP used by the World Wide Web. By design, the POST request method requests that a web server accepts the data enclosed in the body of the request message, most likely for storing it. It is often used when uploading a file or when submitting a completed web form.<\/p>\n

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Python Requests Post<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To create a\u00a0POST\u00a0request\u00a0in\u00a0Python, use the\u00a0requests.post()\u00a0method. The\u00a0requests post()\u00a0method accepts\u00a0URLs.\u00a0data,\u00a0json, and\u00a0args\u00a0as arguments and sends a POST request to a specified URL.<\/p>\n

Syntax<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The syntax of requests post() example is the following.<\/p>\n

requests.post(url, data={key<\/span>: value<\/span>}, json={key<\/span>: value<\/span>}, args)<\/code><\/p>\n

Example \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

import requests<\/p>\n

# Making a POST request
\nr = requests.post(‘https:\/\/httpbin.org \/ post’, data ={‘key’:’value’})<\/p>\n

# check status code for the response received
\n# success code – 200
\nprint(r)<\/p>\n

# print content of request
\nprint(r.json())<\/p>\n

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Parameters for Python Post Request<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Parameter<\/td>\n\n
\n
Description<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is required. The URL of the request.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
data<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is optional. It can be a dictionary, a list of tuples, bytes or a file object to send to the specified URL.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JSON<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is optional. It is a JSON object to submit to the specified URL.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
files<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is optional. It is a dictionary of files to send to the specified URL.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
allow_redirects<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is optional. It is a Boolean to enable\/disable redirection.
\nDefault True (allowing redirects)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
auth<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is optional. It is a tuple to enable secure HTTP authentication.
\nDefault None<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cert<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is optional. It is a String or Tuple specifying a cert file or key.
\nDefault None<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cookies<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is optional. It is a dictionary of cookies to send to the specified URL.
\nDefault None<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
headers<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is optional. It is the dictionary of HTTP headers to send to the specified URL.
\nDefault None<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
proxies<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is optional. It is a dictionary of the protocol to the proxy URL.
\nDefault None<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
stream<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is optional. A Boolean value illustrates if the response should be immediately downloaded (False) or streamed (True).
\nDefault False<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
timeout<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is optional. It is a tuple, or number, indicating how many seconds to wait for a client to make the connection and send a response. The default argument is None which means the request will continue until the connection is closed or lost.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
verify<\/td>\n\n
\n
It is optional. It is a Boolean or a String indication to check the server\u2019s TLS certificate or not.
\nDefault True<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Key points about Post request<\/strong><\/h4>\n