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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Unable to POST binary content with the http module","articleBody":"Currently the `http` module doesn't support making POST requests with binary body:\n- https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/blob/master/http/http-request.android.ts#L83\n- https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/blob/master/http/http-request.ios.ts#L36\n\nAs Analytics plugin developers it would be great for us to be able to reduce the size of the HTTP requests that our SDK makes using `gzip` Content-Encoding. This would be very beneficial for mobile platforms where network bandwidth is limited. Ideally [http.HttpRequestOptions](https://docs.nativescript.org/ApiReference/http/HttpRequestOptions.html) should also be able to accept a byte array and treat it as the raw body when making the request.\n\r\n\r\n\u003cbountysource-plugin\u003e\r\n\r\n---\r\nWant to back this issue? **[Post a bounty on it!](https://www.bountysource.com/issues/28575156-unable-to-post-binary-content-with-the-http-module?utm_campaign=plugin\u0026utm_content=tracker%2F12908224\u0026utm_medium=issues\u0026utm_source=github)** We accept bounties via [Bountysource](https://www.bountysource.com/?utm_campaign=plugin\u0026utm_content=tracker%2F12908224\u0026utm_medium=issues\u0026utm_source=github).\r\n\u003c/bountysource-plugin\u003e","author":{"url":"https://github.com/darind","@type":"Person","name":"darind"},"datePublished":"2015-11-24T16:44:05.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":2},"url":"https://github.com/1147/NativeScript/issues/1147"}