# Web API - body raw - json

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**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [May 4, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-body-raw-json/564791 "2020-05-04T20:49:19Z")\
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I think you might need to create **objects** within the API Body block rather than using just text. This topic has some examples:

> [@Web API Post function for Twilio](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-post-function-for-twilio/1040399/2):
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> First, is the project a legacy/production system or the beta drag and drop? I’ve been working on a WebAPI today in the legacy/production and it works, but it isn’t using the body block. This is a GUESS, but you might try changing the body block from a JSON string to an object. Previously, the body accepted text formatted as JSON. Try switching to to a JSON object and see if that changes anything. Again, just a guess on this one, but that is the kind of thing that changes regularly on Thunkabl…

Also here (search for _registration method_ within the page to see the image I’m suggesting):

> **[Power Up Your Thunkable App With A Backendless Backend and Database](https://backendless.com/how-to-integrate-thunkable-with-backendless/)**
>
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It’s possible that it will work with only text blocks but you’d first need to get it working as a browser url (that is, you’re able to retrieve the json text response in a browser such as Chrome without even using Thunkable). If you have a working url that includes all of that info, share it and we can help you build the blocks to create it in Thunkable. Does Draftbit provide the full POST url, something like you might see with _curl_?

All that being said, there are some problem with your syntax. APIs generally use = instead of : and you would not include the brackets { } or quotes " ".

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