body-types.md

Flexirest: Body types

By default Flexirest formats the request bodies as normal CGI parameters in K=V&K2=V2 format. However, if you want to use JSON for your PUT/POST requests, you can use choose to configure Flexirest to do so (the other option, the default, is :form_encoded):

class Person < Flexirest::Base
  request_body_type :json
  # ...
end

or

Flexirest::Base.request_body_type = :json

This will also set the header Content-Type to application/x-www-form-urlencoded by default or application/json; charset=utf-8 when :json. You can override this using the callback before_request.

If you have an API that is inconsistent in its body type requirements, you can also specify it on the individual method mapping:

class Person < Flexirest::Base
  request_body_type :form_encoded # This is the default, but just for demo purposes

  get :all, '/people', request_body_type: :json
end

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