Simple JSON API example in Python

api.py

# test with
# curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{ "action" : "RUN"}'
# http://127.0.0.1:5000/example/

import json
from flask import request, url_for
from flask.ext.api import FlaskAPI, status, exceptions

app = FlaskAPI(__name__)

def do_action(action):
    return "OK"

@app.route('/example/', methods=['POST'])
def example():
    result_status = 'UNKNOWN'

    if request.method == 'POST':

        keys = request.data.keys()
        for key, value in request.data.iteritems():
            if(key == 'action'):
                result_status = do_action(value)

        return {'result_status':  result_status }

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run(debug=True)