Template:Base Code for Consuming API Using Java
From Updox API
private void SendReceiveJSON(StringEntity params, String uri) throws Exception { HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient(); try { HttpPost request = new HttpPost(uri); request.addHeader("content-type", "application/json"); request.setEntity(params); HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(request); } catch (Exception ex) { // handle exception here } finally { httpClient.getConnectionManager().shutdown(); } }