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diff --git a/requests/api.py b/requests/api.py
index 01d853d..4eaaf9e 100644
--- a/requests/api.py
+++ b/requests/api.py
@@ -22,12 +22,17 @@ def request(method, url, **kwargs):
:param url: URL for the new :class:`Request` object.
:param params: (optional) Dictionary or bytes to be sent in the query string for the :class:`Request`.
:param data: (optional) Dictionary, bytes, or file-like object to send in the body of the :class:`Request`.
+ :param json: (optional) json data to send in the body of the :class:`Request`.
:param headers: (optional) Dictionary of HTTP Headers to send with the :class:`Request`.
:param cookies: (optional) Dict or CookieJar object to send with the :class:`Request`.
- :param files: (optional) Dictionary of 'name': file-like-objects (or {'name': ('filename', fileobj)}) for multipart encoding upload.
+ :param files: (optional) Dictionary of ``'name': file-like-objects`` (or ``{'name': ('filename', fileobj)}``) for multipart encoding upload.
:param auth: (optional) Auth tuple to enable Basic/Digest/Custom HTTP Auth.
- :param timeout: (optional) Float describing the timeout of the request in seconds.
+ :param timeout: (optional) How long to wait for the server to send data
+ before giving up, as a float, or a (`connect timeout, read timeout
+ <user/advanced.html#timeouts>`_) tuple.
+ :type timeout: float or tuple
:param allow_redirects: (optional) Boolean. Set to True if POST/PUT/DELETE redirect following is allowed.
+ :type allow_redirects: bool
:param proxies: (optional) Dictionary mapping protocol to the URL of the proxy.
:param verify: (optional) if ``True``, the SSL cert will be verified. A CA_BUNDLE path can also be provided.
:param stream: (optional) if ``False``, the response content will be immediately downloaded.
@@ -77,15 +82,16 @@ def head(url, **kwargs):
return request('head', url, **kwargs)
-def post(url, data=None, **kwargs):
+def post(url, data=None, json=None, **kwargs):
"""Sends a POST request. Returns :class:`Response` object.
:param url: URL for the new :class:`Request` object.
:param data: (optional) Dictionary, bytes, or file-like object to send in the body of the :class:`Request`.
+ :param json: (optional) json data to send in the body of the :class:`Request`.
:param \*\*kwargs: Optional arguments that ``request`` takes.
"""
- return request('post', url, data=data, **kwargs)
+ return request('post', url, data=data, json=json, **kwargs)
def put(url, data=None, **kwargs):