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How to pass raw-data into post request using HTTParty (or any other way in ruby)

I have to make this request in rails 6:

curl --location --request POST 'https://www.example.com/auth' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "Username": "my_username",
    "Password": "my_password"
}'

We usually use HTTParty to make http requests, but i faced some problems trying to pass raw data into the request. I've already tried:

url = 'https://www.example.com/auth'
auth_data = { Username: 'my_username', Password: 'my_password' }
headers = {'Content-Type' => 'application/json'}

HTTParty.post(url, data: auth_data, headers: headers)
HTTParty.post(url, data: auth_data.to_json, headers: headers)
HTTParty.post(url, data: [auth_data].to_json, headers: headers)
HTTParty.post(url, body: auth_data, headers: headers)

And in all cases, the response says that no data was passed

Solution

  • Eventually, this worked for me:

    uri = URI.parse('https://www.example.com/auth')
auth_data = { Username: 'my_username', Password: 'my_password' }
headers = {'Content-Type' => 'application/json'}

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
http.post(uri.path, auth_data.to_json, headers)

    Update 2022: Now I realize there was a simpler way:

    HTTParty.post(url, body: auth_data.to_json, headers: headers)