JQuery Ajax is sending GET instead of POST

Question

The following code triggers a GET instead of a POST HTTP request.

function AddToDatabase() {
  this.url = \'./api/add\';
}

AddToDatabase.prototype.postData          


        

Answer 1

I noticed this behavior as well where my POST was sending a GET. The scenario's pretty unique, but maybe it will help someone.

This was happening to me on my User Role-edit page, where I was using ajax (post) as an immediate action when a role was checked or unchecked.

I also had the server configured to re-authenticate the user (and redirect them) whenever their role information changed so that their claims would be refreshed.

The brutal cycle ended up as:

1. First Role Update -- POST -- 200 success

2. Next Role Update -- POST -- 302 Found -> Redirect (I did not notice this until I used Fiddler rather than Chrome's network monitor)

3. Redirect Call from (2) (Same URL) -- GET -- 404 Not Found (since I only allowed Post)

4. GOTO (1)

I ended up changing the server to bypass re-authentication/claims update when it detected an ajax request (based on the Accept Types).