How to invoke HTTP POST method over SSL in ruby?

Question

So here\'s the request using curl:

curl -XPOST -H content-type:application/json -d \"{\\\"credentials\\\":{\\\"username\\\":\\\"username\\\",\\\"key\\\":\\\"         


        

Answer 1

There's a very good explanation of how to make a JSON POST request with Net::HTTP at this link.

I would recommend using a library like HTTParty. It's well-documented, you can just set up your class like so:

class RackSpaceClient
  include HTTParty

  base_uri "https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com/"
  format :json
  headers 'Accept' => 'application/json'

  #methods to do whatever

end

It looks like the main difference between the Ruby code you placed there, and the curl request, is that the curl request is POSTing JSON (content-type application/json) to the endpoint, whereas request.set_form_data is going to send a form in the body of the POST request (content-type application/x-www-form-urlencoded). You have to make sure the content going both ways is of type application/json.