# POST request to Traccar demoserver

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/post-request-to-traccar-demoserver/10219
**Category:** General
**Created:** [16 April 2019 08:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/post-request-to-traccar-demoserver/10219 "2019-04-16T08:50:05Z")
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### Author: ![greyser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@greyser](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greyser)
#### Post date: [16 April 2019 08:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/post-request-to-traccar-demoserver/10219/1 "2019-04-16T08:50:05Z")

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Hello guys!  
Trying to get geo info fron Traccar demo server via POST request. Trying http request node and get mistake:

`> The @FormParam is utilized when the content type of the request entity is not application/x-www-form-urlencoded - IllegalStateException (...)`

Sadly I don't know the reason why an error occurs. Any ideas what is wrong with my flow?

```auto
[{"id":"ef0c06c9.de28a8","type":"inject","z":"11a9e76c.e4d6c9","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":120,"y":80,"wires":[["8041512.e287fb","1bc48c3c.af21a4","d763b77a.a4e3a8","abcc11b1.831ef"]]},{"id":"d763b77a.a4e3a8","type":"http request","z":"11a9e76c.e4d6c9","name":"","method":"POST","ret":"txt","paytoqs":false,"url":"http://demo5.traccar.org/api/session?token=7iHFLJysPzhqj5jt5FVXRTWYlvE0JKn9","tls":"","proxy":"","authType":"basic","x":390,"y":80,"wires":[["1de5dd9f.4d9022"]]},{"id":"1de5dd9f.4d9022","type":"debug","z":"11a9e76c.e4d6c9","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","x":670,"y":80,"wires":[]}]

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### Author: ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [16 April 2019 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/post-request-to-traccar-demoserver/10219/2 "2019-04-16T08:57:09Z")

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You are not posting anything. The request node is only using the post url, now you need to add parameters.

Chang the http request node to `GET`, it works.

**Note, for security replace your token with something arbitrary and get a new token.**

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### Author: ![greyser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@greyser](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greyser)
#### Post date: [16 April 2019 09:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/post-request-to-traccar-demoserver/10219/3 "2019-04-16T09:32:44Z")

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Thank you very much!

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### Author: ![greyser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@greyser](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greyser)
#### Post date: [16 April 2019 11:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/post-request-to-traccar-demoserver/10219/4 "2019-04-16T11:15:28Z")

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made a flow  
[https://flows.nodered.org/flow/67c9ccfdde00acbca51c99602cebc008](https://flows.nodered.org/flow/67c9ccfdde00acbca51c99602cebc008)
