How to make the content-type: application/json in the apache httpPost method

Question

I am using the below code and it is showing the Content-Type:application/x-www-form-urlencoded, but I want this code to be Content-Type: application/json. Please suggest what changes needed to this code to make it an application/json request.

  private String baseUrl = "myIPAddress";
    private HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
    HttpPost post = new HttpPost(baseUrl + "app/registration");
            try {
                String line = "";
                for (int rIndex = 0; rIndex < goodAuthenticationPairs.length; rIndex++) {
                    List<NameValuePair> nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>(
                            1);
                    nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("email","myEmail@test.com"));
                    nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("password","myPassword"));
                    post.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs));
                    //post.setHeader("Content-type", "application/json");
                    System.out.println(post);
                    HttpResponse response = client.execute(post);
                    BufferedReader rd = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
                            response.getEntity().getContent()));
                    line = rd.readLine();
                    System.out.println(line);
                    JSONObject json = (JSONObject) new JSONParser().parse(line);
                    String actualResult = json.get("return_code").toString();

                    assertTrue("0".equals(actualResult));
                }
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            } finally {
                client.getConnectionManager().shutdown();
            }

See this answer - http://stackoverflow.com/a/6218563/4720017 — LittlePanda, Apr 15 '15 at 11:11

score 21 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 01 '18 at 15:10

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Set the content type inside header of the request....

post.setHeader("Accept", "application/json");
post.setHeader("Content-type", "application/json");

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edited Oct 01 '18 at 15:10

Federico klez Culloca

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answered Apr 15 '15 at 11:10

Angad Tiwari

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 25 '18 at 10:19

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I think uncommenting the line

//post.setHeader("Content-type", "application/json");

will solve your problem.

edited May 25 '18 at 10:19

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answered Apr 15 '15 at 11:02

Rahul

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Yea I already tried that, thats why it is commented there – Nikunj Aggarwal Apr 15 '15 at 11:07

score -2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 15 '15 at 11:06

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This may serve the need ..

response.setContentType("application/json");

answered Apr 15 '15 at 11:06

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Nopes that will also not help. As we want to change the content-Type of request. – Nikunj Aggarwal Apr 15 '15 at 11:09

How to make the content-type: application/json in the apache httpPost method

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