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POST is one of the HTTP protocol methods; it is used when the client needs to send data to the server, such as when uploading a file, or submitting a completed form.

POST is one of the HTTP protocol methods; it is used when the client needs to send data to the server as part of the request, such as when uploading a file or submitting a completed form.

In contrast to the GET request method where only a URL and headers are sent to the server, POST requests also include a message body. This allows for arbitrary length data of any type to be sent to the server. A header-field in the POST request usually indicates the message body's Internet media type.

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How to manually send HTTP POST requests from Firefox or Chrome browser

I want to test some URLs in a web application I'm working on. For that I would like to manually create HTTP POST requests (meaning I can add whatever parameters I like). Is there any functionality in Chrome and/or Firefox that I'm missing?
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How do you handle multiple submit buttons in ASP.NET MVC Framework?

Is there some easy way to handle multiple submit buttons from the same form? For example: <% Html.BeginForm("MyAction", "MyController", FormMethod.Post); %> <%…
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How to process POST data in Node.js?

How do you extract form data (form[method="post"]) and file uploads sent from the HTTP POST method in Node.js? I've read the documentation, googled and found nothing. function (request, response) { //request.post???? } Is there a library or a…
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PHP, cURL, and HTTP POST example?

Can anyone show me how to do a PHP cURL with an HTTP POST? I want to send data like this: username=user1, password=passuser1, gender=1 To www.example.com I expect the cURL to return a response like result=OK. Are there any examples?
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What is the difference between PUT, POST and PATCH?

What is the difference between PUT, POST and PATCH methods in HTTP protocol?
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When do you use POST and when do you use GET?

From what I can gather, there are three categories: Never use GET and use POST Never use POST and use GET It doesn't matter which one you use. Am I correct in assuming those three cases? If so, what are some examples from each case?
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Send request to cURL with post data sourced from a file

I need to make a POST request via cURL from the command line. Data for this request is located in a file. I know that via PUT this could be done with the --upload-file option. curl host:port/post-file -H "Content-Type: text/xml" --data…
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How to POST raw whole JSON in the body of a Retrofit request?

This question may have been asked before but no it was not definitively answered. How exactly does one post raw whole JSON inside the body of a Retrofit request? See similar question here. Or is this answer correct that it must be form url encoded…
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How do I POST a x-www-form-urlencoded request using Fetch?

I have some parameters that I want to POST form-encoded to my server: { 'userName': 'test@gmail.com', 'password': 'Password!', 'grant_type': 'password' } I'm sending my request (currently without parameters) like this var obj = { …
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How to post data in PHP using file_get_contents?

I'm using PHP's function file_get_contents() to fetch contents of a URL and then I process headers through the variable $http_response_header. Now the problem is that some of the URLs need some data to be posted to the URL (for example, login…
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Pure JavaScript Send POST Data Without a Form

Is there a way to send data using the POST method without a form and without refreshing the page using only pure JavaScript (not jQuery $.post())? Maybe httprequest or something else (just can't find it now)?
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Values of disabled inputs will not be submitted

This is what I found by Firebug in Firefox. Values of disabled inputs will not be submitted Is it the same in other browsers? If so, what's the reason for this?
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How to add parameters to HttpURLConnection using POST using NameValuePair

I am trying to do POST with HttpURLConnection(I need to use it this way, can't use HttpPost) and I'd like to add parameters to that connection such as post.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nvp)); where nvp = new…
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HTTP Request in Swift with POST method

I'm trying to run a HTTP Request in Swift, to POST 2 parameters to a URL. Example: Link: www.thisismylink.com/postName.php Params: id = 13 name = Jack What is the simplest way to do that? I don't even want to read the response. I just want to send…
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HTTP POST Returns Error: 417 "Expectation Failed."

When I try to POST to a URL it results in the following exception: The remote server returned an error: (417) Expectation Failed. Here's a sample code: var client = new WebClient(); var postData = new…
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