Posting JSON with variable using Ajax in [duplicate]

Question

I was trying to put variable into JSON. I want to post it using Ajax.

My code:

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
var user_Details = "1528205024";

    function checkUserForDashboard(){
    $.ajax({
        url: "api comes here",
        type: "POST",
        data: {"user_id": user_details },
        dataType: "json",
        crossDomain : true,
        success: function (data) {
          console.log(data);
        }

    })};
</script>

The post request gives: bad request error.

I think the variable name is user_Details and not 'user_details'. — escapeVelocity
– escapeVelocity, Commented Dec 6, 2018 at 8:52

Ahmad · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-06 08:56:32Z

1

Enclose your JSON object into JSON.stringify() to ensure your json object is serialized in a safe string.

Also, set the content-type property.

$.ajax({
    url: "api comes here",
    type: "POST",
    contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
    data: JSON.stringify({"user_id": user_details }),
    dataType: "json",
    crossDomain : true,
    success: function (data) {
      console.log(data);
    }

})};

edited Dec 6, 2018 at 8:56

answered Dec 6, 2018 at 8:36

Ahmad

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7 Comments

Quentin Over a year ago

"to avoid malicious code" — That won't help you avoid malicious code at all. It will make it JSON which is what the question is asking for.

Ahmad Over a year ago

@Quentin I edited my answer. However JSON.strigify() will output string representation of a real JSON object. It will not make it JSON.

Quentin Over a year ago

It will make it JSON. The object you pass to JSON.stringify will be JavaScript, not JSON. The only JSON you can have in a programming language is a string representation because JSON is a text-based data format. Your last comment is akin to saying "get_name_from_database() will output a string representation of a real human name. It will not be a name.".

Ahmad Over a year ago

@Quentin I think you might be confusing JSON.stringy() with JSON.parse()

Quentin Over a year ago

No, I'm not. JSON.parse takes JSON and outputs a JavaScript object (or array, or null, or number, or whatever the top level data type of the JSON is).

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