07-post-request.go

package main 

import (
   "bytes"
   "encoding/json"
   "io/ioutil"
   "log"
   "fmt"
   "net/http"
)

func main() {
//Encode the data
   postBody, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
      "name":  "Toby",
      "email": "Toby@example.com",
   })
   fmt.Println(string(postBody), "\n\n")
   responseBody := bytes.NewBuffer(postBody)
//Leverage Go's HTTP Post function to make request
   resp, err := http.Post("https://postman-echo.com/post", "application/json", responseBody)
//Handle Error
   if err != nil {
      log.Fatalf("An Error Occured %v", err)
   }
   defer resp.Body.Close()
//Read the response body
   body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
   if err != nil {
      log.Fatalln(err)
   }
   sb := string(body)
   log.Printf(sb)
}