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41 lines
959 B
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Perform a HTTP POST request to the specified URL.
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```lua
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http.post(url, data, { options })
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```
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### Parameters ###
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`url` is the URL to POST to.
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`data` is a string containing the data to post.
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`options` is a [table of options](http-options-table.md) used for this HTTP request.
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### Return Values ###
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There are three return values.
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```lua
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resource, result_str, response_code = http.post(url, data, { options })
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```
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* `resource` is the content that was retrieved or nil if it could not be retrieved.
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* `result_str` is set to "OK" if successful or contains a description of the failure.
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* `result_code` is the HTTP [result code](http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html) of the get.
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### Examples ###
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```lua
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local resource, result_str, response_code = http.post("http://example.com/api.json", "somedata")
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```
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### Availability ###
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Premake 5.0 or later.
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### See Also ###
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* [http.download](http.download.md)
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* [http.get](http.get.md) |