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Section: HTTP Methods and APIs

POST JSON

bash
bash
curl -X POST https://api.example.com/v1/items -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"name":"demo"}'
Explanation

Set `Content-Type: application/json` when posting JSON bodies.

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