[json] How to make HTTP Post request with JSON body in Swift

Swift 4 and 5

HTTP POST request using URLSession API in Swift 4

func postRequest(username: String, password: String, completion: @escaping ([String: Any]?, Error?) -> Void) {

    //declare parameter as a dictionary which contains string as key and value combination.
    let parameters = ["name": username, "password": password]

    //create the url with NSURL
    let url = URL(string: "https://www.myserver.com/api/login")!

    //create the session object
    let session = URLSession.shared

    //now create the Request object using the url object
    var request = URLRequest(url: url)
    request.httpMethod = "POST" //set http method as POST

    do {
        request.httpBody = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: .prettyPrinted) // pass dictionary to data object and set it as request body
    } catch let error {
        print(error.localizedDescription)
        completion(nil, error)
    }

    //HTTP Headers
    request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
    request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Accept")

    //create dataTask using the session object to send data to the server
    let task = session.dataTask(with: request, completionHandler: { data, response, error in

        guard error == nil else {
            completion(nil, error)
            return
        }

        guard let data = data else {
            completion(nil, NSError(domain: "dataNilError", code: -100001, userInfo: nil))
            return
        }

        do {
            //create json object from data
            guard let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: .mutableContainers) as? [String: Any] else {
                completion(nil, NSError(domain: "invalidJSONTypeError", code: -100009, userInfo: nil))
                return
            }
            print(json)
            completion(json, nil)
        } catch let error {
            print(error.localizedDescription)
            completion(nil, error)
        }
    })

    task.resume()
}

@objc func submitAction(_ sender: UIButton) {
    //call postRequest with username and password parameters
    postRequest(username: "username", password: "password") { (result, error) in
    if let result = result {
        print("success: \(result)")
    } else if let error = error {
        print("error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
    }
}

Using Alamofire:

let parameters = ["name": "username", "password": "password123"]
Alamofire.request("https://www.myserver.com/api/login", method: .post, parameters: parameters, encoding: URLEncoding.httpBody)

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