How can I send a POST request with a web browser?

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See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4797534/how-do-i-manually-fire-http-post-requests-with-firefox-or-chrome/29419094#29419094 — Bennett Brown, Apr 02 '15 at 18:35
This isn't a duplicate because it does not request an extension or a tool but specifically limits to browser only. Which yielded the superb answer by [@oezi](https://stackoverflow.com/a/3307401/8080472) — datv, Jul 24 '18 at 12:17
This also isn't a duplicate because this question was asked before the referenced question. — Bash, Jun 14 '19 at 20:31

score 62 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 20 '21 at 03:53

62

With a form, just set method to "post":

<form action="blah.php" method="post">
  <input type="text" name="data" value="mydata" />
  <input type="submit" />
</form>

edited Jul 20 '21 at 03:53

Peter Mortensen

answered Jul 22 '10 at 09:26

oezi

17

Or you can use Chrome Poster ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-poster/cdjfedloinmbppobahmonnjigpmlajcd ) or Firefox Poster ( https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/poster/ ) extentions, if the purpose is testing. – bogatyrjov Nov 26 '12 at 18:34
1

thank you! this was my only resort because I can't download useful extensions like "Postman" at my workplace. – Abeer Sul Apr 17 '17 at 07:09

score 14 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 20 '21 at 03:56

14

You can create an HTML page with a form, having method="post" and action="yourdesiredurl" and open it with your browser.

As an alternative, there are some browser plugins for developers that allow you to do that, like Web Developer Toolbar for Firefox.

edited Jul 20 '21 at 03:56

Peter Mortensen

answered Jul 22 '10 at 09:24

Matteo Mosca

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