$.post() in jQuery

$.post() in jQuery — a practical guide to jQuery $.post with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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For JSON APIs, set contentType and JSON.stringify as needed.

$.post

$.post('/api/comments', { body: 'Nice post' }, function (res) {
  console.log(res);
}, 'json');