Sending data to an API via HTTParty

sending_post_data.rb

# For a POST-style request, sending the data in the request body
# Note the .to_json on the body data
url = 'http://localhost:1337/pets/'
HTTParty.post(url,
  headers: {"Content-Type" => "application/json"},
  body: { "pet"=> { "name" => "spike" } }.to_json
  )

# For a GET-style request, sending the data in query params
# (that's the stuff after the '?' in the URL)
# Remember that we used a different URL for GET than for POST
# Note that the query argument does *not* have a .to_json
url = 'http://localhost:1337/pets/create'
HTTParty.get(url,
  headers: {"Content-Type" => "application/json"},
  query: { "pet"=> { "name" => "spike" } }
  )