# Trouble sending POST request **URL:** \ **Category:** Dev/API Corner\ **Tags:** plugin-dev\ **Created:** [March 27, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trouble-sending-post-request/140283 "2016-03-27T14:16:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xtv302](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3ab097/32.png) [@xtv302](https://forums.plex.tv/u/xtv302)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trouble-sending-post-request/140283/1 "2016-03-27T14:16:09Z")
I have been trying to figure out how to do this in python but not having much luck. The code I have is in php `$connection = fsockopen(‘[some.website.net](http://some.website.net)’, 80); fputs($connection, "POST /v1/list\_all HTTP/1.1 "); fputs($connection, "User-Agent: USER-AGENT-SOME-APP-V1 "); fputs($connection, "app-token: a44a26bc9d2a6f7889a65247e0f42f8a "); fputs($connection, "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8 "); fputs($connection, "Host: [some.website.net](http://some.website.net) "); fputs($connection, "Connection: Keep-Alive "); fputs($connection, "Accept-Encoding: identity "); fputs($connection, "Content-Length: 21 "); fputs($connection, "Connection: close "); fputs($connection, “username=MYUSERNAME”); $response = stream\_get\_contents($connection);` I have read that most people use the requests module but it’s not included with plex, is there another way to do this? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Twoure](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/twoure/32/91016_2.png) [@Twoure](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Twoure)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trouble-sending-post-request/140283/2 "2016-03-27T14:52:19Z")
By default if you include the `data` field within the `HTTP.Request` it will do a POST. There is also a `method` field that you can populate to use PUT and other methods. Most of what you have above seems to be headers, they can be passed as a dictionary. ```auto HTTP.Request(url, data=d, headers=h, method=m) ``` ~~Not 100% on the name of the _method_ field (without double checking) but know it takes a string value.~~ _method_ field takes a string value. * * * **Edit:** double checked the _method_ name, and is correct. Did some digging and found the following: ```auto HTTP.Request(url, values=None, headers={}, cacheTime=None, encoding=None, errors=None, timeout=GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, immediate=False, sleep=0, data=None, follow_redirects=True, method=None) Plist.ObjectFromURL(url, values=None, headers={}, cacheTime=None, encoding=None, errors=None, timeout=GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, sleep=0, follow_redirects=True, method=None, max_size=None) JSON.ObjectFromURL(url, values=None, headers={}, cacheTime=None, encoding=None, errors=None, timeout=GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, sleep=0, follow_redirects=True, method=None, max_size=None) RSS.FeedFromURL(url, values=None, headers={}, cacheTime=None, encoding=None, errors=None, timeout=GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, sleep=0, follow_redirects=True, method=None, max_size=None) YAML.ObjectFromURL(url, values=None, headers={}, cacheTime=None, encoding=None, errors=None, timeout=GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, sleep=0, follow_redirects=True, method=None, max_size=None) XML.ElementFromURL(url, values=None, headers={}, cacheTime=None, encoding=None, errors=None, timeout=GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, sleep=0, follow_redirects=True, method=None, max_size=None) HTML.ElementFromURL(url, values=None, headers={}, cacheTime=None, encoding=None, errors=None, timeout=GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, sleep=0, follow_redirects=True, method=None, max_size=None) ``` Each of the above can issue a POST when `method = "POST"` and use the `values` field to pass URL encoded content for the POST request. The `values` field takes a `dict`. The above functions were taken from the `parsekit.py` and `networkkit.py` files, and show their default input. Files located here: ```auto Plug-ins-cece46d/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/2/Python/Framework/api/parsekit.py Plug-ins-cece46d/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/2/Python/Framework/api/networkkit.py ``` * * * **Notes:** 1. `HTTP.Request()` function is the only one with a `data` field. Also you cannot use the `data` and `values` field within the same request. 2. I Have not tested any of the above except for the `HTTP.Request()` as previously described. 3. For full explanation of each function above, refer to their functions within their respective files. Each are documented with value types and intended functionality. 4. `Plug-ins-cece46d` is specific to PMS v0.9.16.3. `` depends on current Plex Media Server (PMS) version, (where `` is `Plug-ins-`). ---
**Author:** ![xtv302](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3ab097/32.png) [@xtv302](https://forums.plex.tv/u/xtv302)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trouble-sending-post-request/140283/3 "2016-03-27T14:59:12Z")
@Twoure Thanks. I’ll give this a try. Edit: Seems that everything is working as it should but I am not getting the json returned as the php code does. I believe the problem is within the username part. fputs($connection, “username=MYUSERNAME”); ‘username’: ‘MYUSERNAME’ I get a error if using ‘username=MYUSERNAME’ and error if using ‘’: ‘username=MYUSERNAME’ Not entirely sure how to send that bit. Here is the code I am using ``` dict = {'POST': '/v1/list_all HTTP/1.1 ``` ', ‘User-Agent’: 'USER-AGENT-SOME-APP-V1 ', ‘app-token’: 'a44a26bc9d2a6f7889a65247e0f42f8a ', ‘Content-Type’: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8 ', ‘Host’: '[some.website.net](http://some.website.net) ', ‘Connection’: 'Keep-Alive ', ‘Accept-Encoding’: 'identity ', ‘Content-Length’: '21 ', ‘Connection’: 'close ', ‘username’: ‘MYUSERNAME’}; ``` json_list = HTTP.Request("http://some.website.net", headers=dict, method="POST") ``` ---
**Author:** ![coryo123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@coryo123](https://forums.plex.tv/u/coryo123)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trouble-sending-post-request/140283/4 "2016-03-27T16:17:26Z")
you don’t need the `\r` and `` in your headers. also are you trying to request `http://some.website.net` or `http://some.website.net/v1/list_all`? ```auto dict = { 'User-Agent': 'USER-AGENT-SOME-APP-V1', 'app-token': 'a44a26bc9d2a6f7889a65247e0f42f8a', 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8', 'Host': 'some.website.net', 'Connection': 'Keep-Alive', 'Accept-Encoding': 'identity', 'Content-Length': '21', 'Connection': 'close', 'username': 'MYUSERNAME' } res = HTTP.Request("http://some.website.net/v1/list_all", headers=dict, method="POST") json_list = res.content ``` ---
**Author:** ![xtv302](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3ab097/32.png) [@xtv302](https://forums.plex.tv/u/xtv302)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trouble-sending-post-request/140283/5 "2016-03-27T16:28:03Z")
@coryo123 I do believe you are god lol that fixed it. Changed it to [http://some.website.net/v1/list\_all](http://some.website.net/v1/list_all) and removed the \r . Had to add the line data=‘username=MYUSERNAME’ in http.request. Works perfect and returns the json as it should. Many thanks ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trouble-sending-post-request/140283/6 "2020-01-08T19:56:35Z")