How do I properly send a POST request in cURL? or What's the correct way to make a POST request in cU

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Hey! You're on the right track with `-X POST`, but you’re missing a few things. First, you’ll wanna add headers, especially `Content-Type`. Try this:

```
curl -X POST https://example.com/api \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"key":"value"}'
```

If the API expects form data, swap `application/json` for `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` and use `-d "key=value"`. Also, check if the API needs auth headers!

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