Django rest framework request data is always null

Question

I just want to try simple Django rest framework code, I used APIVIEW and posted data through browser.

CODE:

class GetData(APIView):

    def post(self, request, format=None):
        if request.method == 'POST':
            item_id = request.data.get('item_id')
            return Response({"return": "OK ","item_id":item_id})
        else:
            return Response({"return": "NOT OK "})

The above code should echo the item_id whatever i "POST"ed. but the result is always null.

POST data:

{ "item_id" : "3456787"}

result:

{"item_id":null,"return" :"OK "}

I don't understand where I went wrong. the above code works fine in my Loaclhost but does not work in production server.

I am using browsable api. Using chrome browesr to post data. mediaType is application/json. — Naroju
– Naroju, Commented Mar 10, 2017 at 7:25
Isn't the data in request.body? if it's a dict: request.body.get('item_id') ? — DA--
– DA--, Commented Mar 10, 2017 at 7:28
@DA-- No, He is using DRF which parses request.body and puts it in request.data — Shaumux
– Shaumux, Commented Mar 10, 2017 at 7:31

Shaumux · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-10 09:05:27Z

1

Started with a fresh project with latest django and DRF and changed the following

app1/views.py

class GetData(APIView):
def post(self, request, format=None):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        item_id = request.data.get('item_id')
        return Response({"return": "OK ","item_id": item_id})
    else:
        return Response({"return": "NOT OK "})

only change in proj/settings.py

INSTALLED_APPS = [
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'rest_framework'
]

app/urls.py

from django.conf.urls import url
from django.contrib import admin
from app1.views import GetData
urlpatterns = [
    url(r'^admin/', admin.site.urls),
    url(r'^test/', GetData.as_view())
]

Query:

curl -X Post http://localhost:8000/test/ -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{ "item_id":"3456787"}'

Result:

{"item_id":"3456787","return":"OK "}%

answered Mar 10, 2017 at 9:05

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2 Comments

Naroju Over a year ago

As I mentioned earlier in the question. It is working fine in the localhost but not in the production server. I found similar problem here github.com/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/issues/3623 . It was a problem of apache configuration. but there was no correct solution there in the link

keramat Over a year ago

@Naroju, I have the same problem as it works properly in local and the same your problem in iis server.

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