code: def _api_post(path, data, server=None):
      '''
      Do a POST request to the API
      '''
      server = _get_server(server)
      response = requests.post(
              url=_get_url(server['ssl'], server['url'], server['port'], path),
              auth=_get_auth(server['user'], server['password']),
              headers=_get_headers(),
              data=salt.utils.json.dumps(data),
              verify=False
      )
      return _api_response(responsef _api_post(path, data, server=None):
      '''
      Do a POST request to the API
      '''
      server = _get_server(server)
      response = requests.post(
              url=_get_url(server['ssl'], server['url'], server['port'], path),
              auth=_get_auth(server['user'], server['password']),
              headers=_get_headers(),
              data=salt.utils.json.dumps(data),
              verify=False
      )
      return _api_response(response)
docs: Do a POST request to the API