HTTParty Post paramters array of hashes becoming array

Question

I am using HTTParty in Ruby to make a Post call. The server expects to see data in the format:

{
   "param1": 100,
   "params": [
      {
          "key1": "value1",
          "key2": "value2"
      },
      {
          "key1": "value1",
          "key2": "value2"
      }
   ]
}

My hash in ruby looks like this

{
   "param1"=> 100,
   "params"=> [
      {
          "key1"=> "value1",
          "key2"=> "value2"
      },
      {
          "key1"=> "value1",
          "key2"=> "value2"
      }
   ]
}

I am making this call

class Http
    include HTTParty
end

Http.post(url, {:body => my_hash})

However, the array of hashes is coming incorrectly as

{
   "param1": 100,
   "params": [
          "value1",
          "value2",
          "value1",
          "value2"
   ]
}

Could someone please help me out on this?

I'm hesitant to offer a suggestion, as I'm not familiar with HTTParty, but I did find this example. As it appears virtually identical to what you have (the new form of expressing the hash elements is used, but a hash is a hash), I thought this part might be relevant: "Note that "skip_before_filter :verify_authenticity_token" must be set in the "pears" controller for this example". If I'm way off base let me know and I'll delete this comment. — Cary Swoveland
– Cary Swoveland, Commented Oct 25, 2014 at 20:00

Nikhil Baliga · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-25 16:10:31Z

2

I had to pass headers as application/json and pass the params as json by using to_json

answered Oct 25, 2014 at 16:10

Nikhil Baliga

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