# SQL - SQL Server - POST HTTP API Request
*Source: [Send POST HTTP API Request with SQL Server | thiscodeWorks](https://www.thiscodeworks.com/61faf47fb783be0015bbaf85)*
```SQL
DECLARE @Object AS INT;
DECLARE @ResponseText AS VARCHAR(8000);
DECLARE @Body AS VARCHAR(8000) =
'{
"what": 1,
"ever": "you",
"need": "to send as the body"
}'
EXEC sp_OACreate 'MSXML2.XMLHTTP', @Object OUT;
EXEC sp_OAMethod @Object, 'open', NULL, 'post','http://requestb.in/1h83e3n1', 'false'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @Object, 'setRequestHeader', null, 'Content-Type', 'application/json'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @Object, 'send', null, @body
EXEC sp_OAMethod @Object, 'responseText', @ResponseText OUTPUT
SELECT @ResponseText
EXEC sp_OADestroy @Object
```
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