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# GetPostData

## Overview

Returns the data from the POST payload sent to the requested resource as a string, converted using the provided optional encoding parameter. A common use case is processing JSON payloads supplied to a page. For accessing data sent via a form POST request, use: Platform.Request.GetFormField(fieldName).

### Syntax

GetPostData(1)

### Function Properties

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| Ordinal | Type   |     | Description                                                                                |
| ------- | ------ | --- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **1**   | string |     | Encoding format. If no value is entered, the encoding format will default to Windows-1252. |

## Encoding

```
jsonPost = Platform.Request.GetPostData();
```

The example above defaults to Windows-1252 encoding.

If the incoming request uses a different encoding format, such as UTF-8, the encoding can be provided using the optional parameter, shown in the example below.

```
jsonPost = Platform.Request.GetPostData('utf-8');
```

## Examples

The examples below assign the JSON data posted to the page to the “json” variable, converting it to a JS object.

Example using Microsoft Windows-1252 encoding (default):

```
<script runat="server" language="JavaScript">
// load data in as a string
   var jsonpost = Platform.Request.GetPostData();
// convert the string to an object
   var json = Platform.Function.ParseJSON(jsonpost);
</script>
```

Example using UTF-8 encoding:

```
<script runat="server" language="JavaScript">
   var jsonpost = Platform.Request.GetPostData('utf-8');
   var json = Platform.Function.ParseJSON(jsonpost);
</script>
```