backbone.jsHow do I make a POST request using Backbone.js?

A POST request can be made using Backbone.js by creating a model instance and calling the save() method. The save() method sends an HTTP POST request to the server with the model's attributes.

Example

var user = new Backbone.Model({
    name: "John Doe"
});

user.save(null, {
    success: function(model, response, options) {
        console.log("POST request successful");
    },
    error: function(model, response, options) {
        console.log("POST request failed");
    }
});

Output example

POST request successful

Code explanation

• var user = new Backbone.Model({name: "John Doe"});: creates a new model instance with the attribute name set to John Doe
• user.save(null, {...});: calls the save() method on the model instance which will send an HTTP POST request to the server
• success and error callbacks: callbacks that will be called depending on the response from the server

Helpful links

• Backbone.Model.save()
• Backbone.sync()

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