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title: </> htmx - hx-post
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## `hx-post`

The `hx-post` attribute will cause an element to issue a `POST` to the specified URL and swap
the HTML into the DOM using a swap strategy:

```html
<button hx-post="/account/enable" hx-target="body">
  Enable Your Account
</button>
```

This example will cause the `button` to issue a `POST` to `/account/enable` and swap the returned HTML into
 the `innerHTML` of the `body`.
 
### Notes

* `hx-post` is not inherited
* You can control the target of the swap using the [hx-target](/attributes/hx-target) attribute
* You can control the swap strategy by using the [hx-swap](/attributes/hx-swap) attribute
* You can control what event triggers the request with the [hx-trigger](/attributes/hx-trigger) attribute
