How to properly use requests post in Python for API calls? or What's the best way to handle a request

If the server’s acting like it gets nada, double-check the URL and if it’s HTTPS (some APIs freak out over HTTP).

Also, try `response.status_code` and `response.json()` to see what’s coming back. Might be an error message hiding in there.

For retries, I like `backoff` lib—super simple.

Pro tip: Use `curl` first to test the API, then translate to requests post python. Saves headaches.