post_help.ex

# trying to create an auth request with the microsoft cognitive
# services translator api.
# as seen here: http://docs.microsofttranslator.com/oauth-token.html
# endpoint in question (POST): https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/sts/v1.0/issueToken


url = "https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/sts/v1.0/issueToken"
HTTPoison.post! url, "" # empty POST request, no headers
# yields:
# iex> ** (HTTPoison.Error) :closed
#      (httpoison) lib/httpoison.ex:66: HTTPoison.request!/5

# also, for get:
HTTPoison.get! url  # simple GET request
# iex> ** (HTTPoison.Error) :closed
#      (httpoison) lib/httpoison.ex:66: HTTPoison.request!/5

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