ktor with with mustache 415 Unsupported Media Type: POST

Ktor Version

1.1.2

Ktor Engine Used(client or server and name)

netty

JVM Version, Operating System and Relevant Context

java version 10.0.2 mac os

Feedback

i built a small app to test mustache with ktor but when i try to post data using html form in mustache file .hbs file the post gave me an

415 Unsupported Media Type: POST when i try to recieve a typed json val param = call.receive<Quote>()

and also give me a null value when i try val param = call.receive<Parameters>() val author = param["author"]!! val qouteText = param["quoteText"]!!

and this is my html form

` <form role="form" class="col-xs-3 text-center" style="width: 30%" action="/quotes" method="post" > <div class="form-group"> <label for="titleInput">Author</label> </div>

        <div class="form-group">
            <label for="quote">Quote</label>
            <br>
            <textarea class="form-control" id="quote" rows="3" required="required"></textarea>
        </div>
        <div class="text-center">
            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary mb-2 text-center">Confirm</button>
        </div>


    </form>`

[thegeniusprogrammer]

Add Header “Content-Type”: “application/json” while sending request in postman, and don’t forget to add ContentNegotiation plugin in your ktor project.

[Harin-Kaklotar]

Actually, this happens when we forgot to install ContentNegotiation with JSON. Don’t forget to add a dependency and plugin for serialization and request with the header “Content-Type”: “application/json”