API Testing · Junior · Question 29 of 75

What does this `curl` command do?

curl -X POST https://api.example.com/users \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"Ann"}'

1Sends a POST with a JSON body to create a user
2Deletes the user named Ann from the server
3Downloads the list of users into a JSON file

Show the answer

Correct answer: Sends a POST with a JSON body to create a user

Explanation

-X sets the method, -H adds a header and -d sends the body. Adding a curl command to a bug report lets anyone reproduce it.

Further reading

curl: The man page ↗

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