Any particular reason you want to use URLRequest? You can easily do it using HttpService.
var hs: HttpService hs.url = "your API" hs.method = "POST" hs.contentType = "application/json" hs.send(JSON.encode(loginObject)) -Deepak On Wed 27 Jun, 2018 7:29 am Tucsonjhall, <jh...@cactusware.com> wrote: > When I test with Postman authenticating at an API site, I get a return > token > (which I need) fine. When I try in AS3, regardless of the permutation I > try, > it returns the html of the page one would see if they went to the post URL > in a browser. > > One of the many permutations I've tried is: > > var loginJSON : String; > loginObject = new Object(); > loginObject.username = "x...@xxxxx.com"; > loginObject.password = "yyyyyyyyy"; > loginJSON = JSON.stringify( loginObject ); > > var loader : URLLoader = new URLLoader(); > loader.addEventListener( "complete", onLoginComplete, false, 0, true ); > loader.addEventListener( "ioError", onIOError, false, 0, true ); > > var request : URLRequest = new URLRequest(); > request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST; > request.contentType = "application/json"; > request.url = "https://xxx.xxxxxxx.com/api/access-token/";; > request.data = loginJSON; > > // Following taken out on this attempt > // var header : URLRequestHeader = new URLRequestHeader( "Content-Type", > "application/json" ); > // request.requestHeaders.push( header ); > > try { > loader.load( request ); > } catch ( e : Error ) { > Alert.show( "There was a problem communicating with LeagueLobster. > Error > message: " + e.name + " Code: " + e.errorID + " " + e.message ); > } > > Does the server need to have a crossdomain.xml file or am I missing > something else that's obvious to more experienced programmers? > > Thanks much > > > > -- > Sent from: http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/ >
