# post

[#](#rxdomrequestposturl-body)[Ⓢ](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS-DOM/blob/master/rx.dom.js#L238-L240) \[Ⓣ]\[1]

Creates an observable sequence from an Ajax POST Request with the body. This method is just shorthand for the `Rx.DOM.Request.ajax` method with the POST method.

## Syntax

```javascript
Rx.DOM.Request.post(url, body);
```

## Arguments

1. `url` *(String)*: A string of the URL to make the Ajax call.
2. `[body]` *(Object)*: The body to post

## Returns

*(Observable)*: The observable sequence which contains the response from the Ajax POST.

## Example

```javascript
Rx.DOM.Request.post('/test')
    .subscribe(
        function (xhr) {
            console.log(xhr.responseText);
        },
        function (err) {
            // Log the error
        }
    );
```