[Python] Node server doesnt receive the JSON file I send him

i'm trying to send a post request to my express server using python, this is my code:

import requests


print("started");
URL = "http://localhost:5000/api/chat"

PARAMS = {'ID':"99","otherID":"87",'chat':[{"senderName":"tom","text":"helloworld"}]}

r = requests.post(url = URL, data = PARAMS)

pastebin_url = r.text
print("The pastebin URL is:%s"%pastebin_url)


but when I recieve the call, I get an empty object on my Node server, am I missing something? (With postman it works fine so its not the server)

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