[b]"How do I send a POST request from curl? Need help with the syntax!"[/b] or [b]"What’s the correct way to make

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"What’s the correct way to make a post request from curl?"

Hey folks!

I’m trying to send a post request from curl, but I keep messing up the syntax. Like, I know the basic `curl -X POST` thing, but how do I actually include the data properly?

Do I use `-d` or `--data`? And what about headers? Do I need `-H "Content-Type: application/json"` every time?

Also, if I’m sending JSON, do I just slap it in quotes or is there a better way?

Any examples would be clutch—I’m kinda stuck here. Thanks in advance!

(PS: If you’ve got tips for debugging these, that’d be sweet too.)

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