POSTing JSON/XML using android-async-http (loopj)

android rest post loopj android-async-http
Mus picture Mus · Oct 24, 2012 · Viewed 60.8k times · Source

I am using android-async-http and really liking it. I've run into a problem with POSTing data. I have to post data to the API in the following format: - 

<request>
  <notes>Test api support</notes>
  <hours>3</hours>
  <project_id type="integer">3</project_id>
  <task_id type="integer">14</task_id>
  <spent_at type="date">Tue, 17 Oct 2006</spent_at>
</request>

As per the documentation, I tried doing it using RequestParams, but it is failing. Is this any other way to do it? I can POST equivalent JSON too. Any ideas?

Answer

Timothy picture Timothy · Dec 16, 2012

Loopj POST examples - extended from their Twitter example:

private static AsyncHttpClient client = new AsyncHttpClient();

To post normally via RequestParams:

RequestParams params = new RequestParams();
params.put("notes", "Test api support"); 
client.post(restApiUrl, params, responseHandler);

To post JSON:

JSONObject jsonParams = new JSONObject();
jsonParams.put("notes", "Test api support");
StringEntity entity = new StringEntity(jsonParams.toString());
client.post(context, restApiUrl, entity, "application/json",
    responseHandler);

Related questions

How do I send JSon as BODY In a POST request to server from an Android application?

I am working on my first Android Application. What I am trying to do is a POST request to a REST service I want the BODY of this request to be a JSON String. I am using google's GSON to …

Read More
How to POST raw whole JSON in the body of a Retrofit request?

This question may have been asked before but no it was not definitively answered. How exactly does one post raw whole JSON inside the body of a Retrofit request? See similar question here. Or is this answer correct that it …

Read More
Making authenticated POST requests with Spring RestTemplate for Android

I have a RESTful API I'm trying to connect with via Android and RestTemplate. All requests to the API are authenticated with HTTP Authentication, through setting the headers of the HttpEntity and then using RestTemplate's exchange() method. All GET requests …

Read More