Rest API - API Testing and MonitoringHow do you correctly send a POST request with JSON data using Python's requests library in an integration test?Arequests.post('http://api.test.com/data', params={'key':'value'})Brequests.post('http://api.test.com/data', data='key=value')Crequests.get('http://api.test.com/data', json={'key':'value'})Drequests.post('http://api.test.com/data', json={'key':'value'})Check Answer
Step-by-Step SolutionSolution:Step 1: Identify POST request syntaxUse requests.post() to send POST requests.Step 2: Send JSON data properlyUse the json= parameter to send JSON payloads.Final Answer:requests.post('http://api.test.com/data', json={'key':'value'}) -> Option DQuick Check:POST with JSON uses json=, not data= or params= [OK]Quick Trick: Use json= for JSON POST payloads [OK]Common Mistakes:MISTAKESUsing data= instead of json= for JSON payloadsUsing GET instead of POSTPassing JSON in params= which is for query strings
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