requests POST in Python

Sending JSON and headers in a POST request.

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.example.com/articles",
    json={"title": "on typing", "tags": ["code", "practice"]},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer token123"},
    timeout=10,
)

created = response.json()
new_id = created["id"]
location = response.headers.get("Location")
ok = response.ok

How it works

1. json= serializes the body and sets the header.
2. Custom headers carry auth tokens.
3. The parsed response yields the new resource.

The run, in numbers

Lines

13

Characters to type

308

Tokens

87

Three-star pace

105 tpm

At the three-star pace of 105 tokens a minute, this run takes about 50 seconds.

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