[Python] Trying to send basic string to Django Backend via POST request using axios but no...

I've been trying a basic string to Django backend from frontend using axios.post call.

Connection is ensured and backend side detects the request but the data is empty.

Frontend side:

const axios = Axios.create({
baseURL: API_URL,
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
});

export class MessageService {
static async sendMessage(message: string): Promise<any> {
try {
const data = {question: message}
// Uncomment the line below to use the actual API call
const response = await axios.post('/chatbot/rest_handler', data);

return response;
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error sending message:', error);
throw error;
}
}


Backend side:

@csrf_exempt
def rest_handler(request):
print("REQUEST IS SENT FROM FRONTEND")
req_data = request.body
q_info = req_data.decode("utf-8")
print("QUESTION:"+ q_info)
return JsonResponse(request)


But in the output screen, I see an empty string:

[09/Jun/2025 10:49:33] "OPTIONS /chatbot/rest_handler HTTP/1.1" 200 2
REQUEST IS SENT FROM FRONTEND
QUESTION:

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