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====== Send POST requests ======

By default, web browsers use the GET method when you enter a URL in the address bar. This means you can't directly send a POST request using the address bar of a browser. \\ 

However, there are several ways to send POST requests from a web browser:

===== HTML Forms =====

You can create an HTML form with method="post" which will send a POST request when the form is submitted.\\ For example:
<code html html-post.html>
<form action="http://example.com/my-endpoint" method="post">
    <input type="text" name="myField" value="Some data">
    <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</code>

This form sends a POST request to http://example.com/my-endpoint with **myField=Some%20data** in the request body when the Submit button is clicked.

===== JavaScript and Fetch API / XMLHttpRequest =====

You can use JavaScript in the browser to send POST requests programmatically using the Fetch API or XMLHttpRequest. \\ 
For example:
<code javascript js-post.js>
fetch('http://example.com/my-endpoint', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({myField: 'Some data'})
});
</code>
This code sends a POST request to http://example.com/my-endpoint with a JSON body **{ "myField": "Some data" }**.

===== Developer tools =====

You can use the browser's developer tools to send POST requests. \\ 
For instance, in Chrome, you can go to the Network tab of developer tools, right-click on a request and select "Copy as cURL". Then you can modify this command in the console or in a terminal window.

===== Browser extensions =====

Simplest way is to install Postman from https://www.postman.com/downloads/
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There are also browser extensions like RESTer, or HTTP Request Maker that provide a user interface for creating and sending POST requests.