Http.post
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In Mini Micro, the http.post function sends data to a URL using the POST method and returns the contents of the URL using the HTTP POST protocol. It supports text, images, sounds, and raw binary data.
Arguments
| Parameter Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| url | URL of the web page or resource to fetch |
| data | Data to post can be a string or a map |
| headers | optional map of HTTP headers |
Usage Notes
The type of the value returned depends on the MIME type reported by the server, as follows:
| MIME Type | MiniScript Type |
|---|---|
| image | Image object |
| audio | Sound object |
| text, javascript, xml, or json | string |
| any other type | RawData object |
Example
The following example, typed on the Mini Micro command line posts form data, retrieves a response, and displays Hello World from the test site http://postman-echo.com.
import "json"
request = http.post("http://postman-echo.com/post", {"data":"Hello World"})
request_data = json.parse(request)
request_data.form.data
