Posting Ruby data in JSON format with Net/http - ruby

Question

I have this ruby file:
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
require 'uri'
#test data
newAcctJson ='{
"type": "Credit Card",
"nickname": "MoreTesting",
"rewards": 2,
"balance": 50
}'
#creates a new account
def createAcct(custID, json)
url = "http://api.reimaginebanking.com:80/customers/#{custID}/accounts?key=#{APIkey}"
uri = URI.parse(url)
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
myHash = JSON.parse(json)
resp = Net::HTTP.post_form(uri, myHash)
puts(resp.body)
end
which attempts to create a new account. However I get code: 400, invalid fields in account. I tested the data independently, so I'm (relatively) certain that the json itself isn't in an incorrect format; the problem is in trying to submit the data in the hash format that the post_Form requires. Does anyone know a way to use ruby to directly post json data without converting to a hash first?

Answer 1

Make a request object like so:
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri,
'Content-Type' => 'application/json')
request.body = newAcctJson
resp = http.request(request)

Answer 2

To combine the code from the question and #DVG's excellent answer:
require 'net/http'
#require 'json' - not needed for the example
require 'uri'
#test data
newAcctJson ='{
"type": "Credit Card",
"nickname": "MoreTesting",
"rewards": 2,
"balance": 50
}'
#creates a new account
def createAcct(custID, json)
url = "http://api.reimaginebanking.com:80/customers/#{custID}/accounts?key=#{APIkey}"
uri = URI.parse(url)
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(
uri.request_uri,
'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
)
request.body = newAcctJson
response = http.request(request)
puts(response.body)
end