Python variable in json payload

[damgol]

Hello,

I am not JSON expert so I am looking for help.

I want to pass on a python variable to payload in JSON format.

I was trying with code below but it doesn't work. I have info that JSON submitted is wrong.

My code is:

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import requests

url = "https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/organizations/XXX/configTemplates"

myname = "TESTNAME"

payload = '''{
    "name": myname,
    "timeZone": "America/Los_Angeles"
}'''

headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key": ""
}

response = requests.request('POST', url, headers=headers, data = payload)

print(response.text.encode('utf8'))

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Of course payload below works perfectly but I need variables to be able to pass them through argv in the future. 

payload = '''{
    "name": "TESTNAME",
    "timeZone": "America/Los_Angeles"
}'''

[PhilipDAth]

Try:

payload = {
    "name": myname,
    "timeZone": "America/Los_Angeles"
}

[damgol]

payload = {
    "name": myname,
    "timeZone": "America/Los_Angeles"
}

It doesn't work:

{"status":400,"error":"Bad request: There was a problem in the JSON you submitted"}

[PhilipDAth · Accepted solution]

Try changing the request to (and keep the prior payload format I supplied):

response = requests.request('POST', url, headers=headers, data = json.dumps(payload))

[PhilipDAth]

You'll also need to add at the top:

import json

[damgol]

Yes. It works.

Thank you very much!