Having trouble with curl sending JSON? Need help with the correct syntax and headers!

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Hmm, I’ve been there. curl sending json can be tricky, especially with quotes. On Linux/Mac, your command should work as-is, but on Windows, you might need to tweak it.

Try this:
```bash
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"key\":\"value\"}" https://example.com/api
```
If that doesn’t work, maybe the API expects a different structure. Could you share the exact error message? That might help narrow it down.

Also, tools like Insomnia or Postman are great for testing APIs before using curl.

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