How do I set headers on Flutter/Dart http Request object? - http

Question

I need a way to set the headers of the dart http Request object to application/JSON.
I want to build a Request object to send to my backend API. I set the body to my JSON object, but when it gets sent, it defaults the headers to text/html instead of application/json.
I have tried using the built-in method
http.post(url,dynamic body);
but unfortunately this method places the body in the parameters of the URL and I need it in the actual body of the request.
So instead I built an http Request object, and manually set the URL and body but like I said, it sets the headers to text/html.
I have read the docs for https://pub.dev/documentation/http/latest/http/Request-class.html, but unfortunately, I haven't found a way to set the headers.
postRequest(uri) async {
Uri url = Uri.tryParse("https://ptsv2.com/t/umt4a-1569012506/post");
http.Request request = new http.Request("post", url);
request.body = '{mediaItemID: 04b568fa, uri: https://www.google.com}';
var letsGo = await request.send();
print(letsGo.statusCode);
}
Much thanks for any possible solutions!
Ps. this is my first ask on Stack Overflow so I apologize if I made any errors in posting.

Answer 1

Solved!
postRequest(uri) async {
Uri url = Uri.tryParse("https://ptsv2.com/t/umt4a-1569012506/post");
http.Request request = new http.Request("post", url);
request.headers.clear();
request.headers.addAll({"content-type":"application/json; charset=utf-8"});
request.body = '{mediaItemID: 04b568fa, uri: https://www.google.com}';
var letsGo = await request.send();
print(letsGo.statusCode);
}
I was having some issues with the Request object default setting the encoding.
By manually specifying utf-8, the server I am contacting accepts it.

Answer 2

for the post or get any request you can Add Header like this -
var permAddUrl = 'your requested url';
var bodyParameters = {
'Email': email,
'MobileNo': mobileNumber,
};
await http.post(
requesturl,
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
"Authorization":"$token",
},
body: bodyParameters,).then((response) {
var data = json.encode(response.body);
print(data);
setState(() {
if(response.statusCode == 200){
//var statesList = data['data'];
UtilAction.showSnackBar(context, " Details Submitted Successfully");
}
});
});