POST JSON to API using Rails and HTTParty

Question

I would like for a user within my ruby on rails app to be able to submit a ticket to my external ticket management system, squishlist.com. They have an api and instructions

Answer 1

I solved this by adding .to_json and some heading information

@result = HTTParty.post(@urlstring_to_post.to_str, 
    :body => { :subject => 'This is the screen name', 
               :issue_type => 'Application Problem', 
               :status => 'Open', 
               :priority => 'Normal', 
               :description => 'This is the description for the problem'
             }.to_json,
    :headers => { 'Content-Type' => 'application/json' } )