CAN POST request contain body?

Yes it is expected to have Body/Content in body, but it is not required(Mandatory).

What is a JSON Request body?

json() The json() method of the Request interface reads the request body and returns it as a promise that resolves with the result of parsing the body text as JSON .

What should request body include?

Request bodies are typically used with “create” and “update” operations (POST, PUT, PATCH). For example, when creating a resource using POST or PUT, the request body usually contains the representation of the resource to be created. OpenAPI 3.0 provides the requestBody keyword to describe request bodies.

What is payload request body?

The HTTP message payload body is the information (“payload”) part of the data that is sent in the HTTP Message Body (if any), prior to transfer encoding being applied. If transfer encoding is not used, the payload body and message body are the same thing!

Can there be no body put?

If the request has a Content-Length header, then it has a body. It may be an empty body, but still a body. In contrast to a request with no Content-Length header, which has no body at all, not even an empty one. So yes, a PUT request, technically, strictly, has to have a body.

What is body in post method?

The body format is defined by the Content-Type header. When using a HTML FORM element with method=”POST” , this is usually application/x-www-form-urlencoded . Another very common type is multipart/form-data if you use file uploads.

How do I check my body request?

Viewing the Actual Request Body

  1. Select the request in the request list.
  2. Switch to the Request Body panel.
  3. Explore the data the panel displays. It contains the body of the request sent to the server.

CAN POST request have empty body?

Empty Body – Web Activity – A valid body is required for PUT and POST request.

What is the difference between payload and body?

A payload consists of payload metadata (a part of representation metadata enclosed in a message) and payload data (a part of representation data enclosed in a message). A message body is payload data encoded for transfer, if any.

What is POST payload?

A request payload is data that clients send to the server in the body of an HTTP POST, PUT, or PATCH message that contains important information about the request.