---
title: "How do you send POST data to an API?"  
description: "How do you send POST data to an API?"  
author: "Anubhav Sharma"  
published: 2025-11-06  
updated: 2025-11-06  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/34407/how-do-you-send-post-data-to-an-api  
category: "python"  
tags: ["python-3.4", "Python 3"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do you send POST data to an API?

**Answer:**\
Use the `json` parameter in `requests.post()` for JSON payloads.

```python
import requests

payload = {"name": "Anna", "email": "anna@example.com"}
response = requests.post("https://api.example.com/users", json = payload)
print(response.json())
```

## Answers

### Answer by Anubhav Sharma

**Answer:**\
Use the `json` parameter in `requests.post()` for JSON payloads.

```python
import requests

payload = {"name": "Anna", "email": "anna@example.com"}
response = requests.post("https://api.example.com/users", json = payload)
print(response.json())
```


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