1. import json
  2. import requests
  4. def prepare_api_payload(url, method='GET', headers=None, data=None, params=None):
  5. """
  6. Prepares API payload for exploratory work.
  8. Args:
  9. url (str): The API endpoint URL.
  10. method (str): HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.). Defaults to GET.
  11. headers (dict): HTTP headers. Defaults to None.
  12. data (dict): JSON data for POST/PUT requests. Defaults to None.
  13. params (dict): Query parameters for GET requests. Defaults to None.
  15. Returns:
  16. tuple: A tuple containing the response status code and the response content (as JSON).
  17. Returns (None, None) if an error occurs.
  18. """
  19. try:
  20. if method.upper() == 'GET':
  21. response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
  22. elif method.upper() == 'POST':
  23. response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
  24. elif method.upper() == 'PUT':
  25. response = requests.put(url, headers=headers, json=data)
  26. elif method.upper() == 'DELETE':
  27. response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)
  28. else:
  29. print(f"Unsupported HTTP method: {method}")
  30. return None, None
  32. response.raise_for_status() # Raise HTTPError for bad responses (4xx or 5xx)
  33. return response.status_code, response.json()
  35. except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
  36. print(f"Request error: {e}")
  37. return None, None
  38. except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
  39. print(f"JSON decode error: {e}")
  40. return None, None
  41. except Exception as e:
  42. print(f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}")
  43. return None, None
  46. if __name__ == '__main__':
  47. # Example usage
  48. api_url = "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts" #example API
  50. #Example GET request
  51. status_code, response_data = prepare_api_payload(api_url, method='GET')
  52. if status_code:
  53. print("GET Request Successful")
  54. print("Status Code:", status_code)
  55. print("Response Data:", response_data)
  57. #Example POST request
  58. post_data = {
  59. "title": "foo",
  60. "body": "bar",
  61. "userId": 1
  62. }
  63. status_code, response_data = prepare_api_payload(api_url, method='POST', data=post_data)
  64. if status_code:
  65. print("\nPOST Request Successful")
  66. print("Status Code:", status_code)
  67. print("Response Data:", response_data)

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