AngularJs $http.post() does not send data

Question

Could anyone tell me why the following statement does not send the post data to the designated url? The url is called but on the server when I print $_POST - I get an empty array. If I print message in the console before adding it to the data - it shows the correct content.

$http.post('request-url',  { 'message' : message });

I've also tried it with the data as string (with the same outcome):

$http.post('request-url',  "message=" + message);

It seem to be working when I use it in the following format:

$http({
    method: 'POST',
    url: 'request-url',
    data: "message=" + message,
    headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}
});

but is there a way of doing it with the $http.post() - and do I always have to include the header in order for it to work? I believe that the above content type is specifying format of the sent data, but can I send it as javascript object?

Answer 1

I have had a similar issue, and I wonder if this can be useful as well: https://stackoverflow.com/a/11443066

var xsrf = $.param({fkey: "key"});
$http({
    method: 'POST',
    url: url,
    data: xsrf,
    headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}
})

Regards,

Answer 2

This code solved the issue for me. It is an application-level solution:

moduleName.config(['$httpProvider',
  function($httpProvider) {
    $httpProvider.defaults.transformRequest.push(function(data) {
        var requestStr;
        if (data) {
            data = JSON.parse(data);
            for (var key in data) {
                if (requestStr) {
                    requestStr += "&" + key + "=" + data[key];
                } else {
                    requestStr = key + "=" + data[key];
                }
            }
        }
        return requestStr;
    });
    $httpProvider.defaults.headers.post["Content-Type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
  }
]);

Answer 3

I know has accepted answer. But, following might help to future readers, if the answer doesn't suit them for any reason.

Angular doesn't do ajax same as jQuery. While I tried to follow the guide to modify angular $httpprovider , I encountered other problems. E.g. I use codeigniter in which $this->input->is_ajax_request() function always failed (which was written by another programmer and used globally, so cant change) saying this was not real ajax request.

To solve it, I took help of deferred promise. I tested it in Firefox, and ie9 and it worked.

I have following function defined outside any of the angular code. This function makes regular jquery ajax call and returns deferred/promise (I'm still learning) object.

function getjQueryAjax(url, obj){
    return $.ajax({
        type: 'post',
        url: url,
        cache: true,
        data: obj
    });
}

Then I'm calling it angular code using the following code. Please note that we have to update the $scope manually using $scope.$apply() .

    var data = {
        media: "video",
        scope: "movies"
    };
    var rPromise = getjQueryAjax("myController/getMeTypes" , data);
    rPromise.success(function(response){
        console.log(response);
        $scope.$apply(function(){
            $scope.testData = JSON.parse(response);
            console.log($scope.testData);
        });
    }).error(function(){
        console.log("AJAX failed!");
    });

---

This may not be the perfect answer, but it allowed me to use jquery ajax calls with angular and allowed me to update the $scope.

Answer 4

I am using asp.net WCF webservices with angular js and below code worked:

 $http({
        contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",//required
        method: "POST",
        url: '../../operation/Service.svc/user_forget',
        dataType: "json",//optional
        data:{ "uid_or_phone": $scope.forgettel, "user_email": $scope.forgetemail },
        async: "isAsync"//optional

       }).success( function (response) {

         $scope.userforgeterror = response.d;                    
       })

Hope it helps.

Answer 5

I had the same problem with AngularJS and Node.js + Express 4 + Router

Router expects the data from post's request in body. This body was always empty if i followed the example from Angular Docs

Notation 1

$http.post('/someUrl', {msg:'hello word!'})

But if i used it in the data

Notation 2

$http({
       withCredentials: false,
       method: 'post',
       url: yourUrl,
       headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
       data: postData
 });

Edit 1:

Otherwise node.js router will expect the data in req.body if used notation 1:

req.body.msg

Which also sends the information as JSON payload. This is better in some cases where you have arrays in your json and x-www-form-urlencoded will give some problems.

it worked. Hope it helps.

Answer 6

Angular

  var payload = $.param({ jobId: 2 });

                this.$http({
                    method: 'POST',
                    url: 'web/api/ResourceAction/processfile',
                    data: payload,
                    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' }
                });

WebAPI 2

public class AcceptJobParams
        {
            public int jobId { get; set; }
        }

        public IHttpActionResult ProcessFile([FromBody]AcceptJobParams thing)
        {
            // do something with fileName parameter

            return Ok();
        }