What does a post request do?

By design, the POST request method requests that a web server accept the data enclosed in the body of the request message, most likely for storing it . It is often used when uploading a file or when submitting a completed web form. In contrast, the HTTP GET request method retrieves information from the server.

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How do I request a POST on Fetch?

POST request using fetch API: To do a POST request we need to specify additional parameters with the request such as method, headers, etc . In this example, we’ll do a POST request on the same JSONPlaceholder and add a post in the posts. It’ll then return the same post content with an ID.

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