Episode 29 of 32
Making a POST Request
Send data to the server using a POST request with the Fetch API.
Use fetch() with the POST method to save data to the server.
POST Request
const handleSubmit = (e) => {
e.preventDefault();
const blog = { title, body, author };
fetch("http://localhost:8000/blogs", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify(blog)
}).then(() => {
console.log("Blog added!");
});
};Adding Loading State
const [isPending, setIsPending] = useState(false);
setIsPending(true);
fetch(...).then(() => {
setIsPending(false);
});
<button disabled={isPending}>
{isPending ? "Adding..." : "Add Blog"}
</button>