LCO observing portal test

valhalla-api-test.js

function submit_request(){
  var target = {
    "type": "SIDEREAL",
    "name": "M42",
    "ra": 83.8220792,
    "dec": -5.3911111,
    "proper_motion_ra": 1.67,
    "proper_motion_dec": -0.3,
    "parallax": 0.0,
    "coordinate_system": "ICRS",
    "equinox": "J2000",
    "epoch": 2000.0,
    "rot_mode": "VFLOAT",
    "rot_angle": 0.0
  }
  var molecules = [
              {
              "type": "EXPOSE",
              "instrument_name": "0M4-SCICAM-SBIG",
              "filter": "rp",
              "exposure_time": 30.0,
              "exposure_count": 1,
              "bin_x": 2,
              "bin_y": 2,
              "defocus": 0.0,
            }
  ]
  var timewindow = {
          "start": "2017-08-07 00:00:00",
          "end": "2017-08-14 00:00:00"
    }
  var request = {
    "location":{"telescope_class":"0m4"},
    "constraints":{"max_airmass":1.6},
    "target": target,
    "molecules": molecules,
    "windows": [timewindow],
    "observation_note" : "Serol",
    "type":"request"
  }
  var data = {
      "group_id": "sxe_201708_001",
      "proposal": "LCOEPO2014B-010",
      "ipp_value": 1.05,
      "operator": "SINGLE",
      "observation_type": "NORMAL",
      "requests": [request],
  }
  console.log(data)
  $.ajax({
    url: 'https://observe.lco.global/api/userrequests/',
    type: 'post',
    data: data,
    headers: {'Authorization': 'Token <token>'},
    dataType: 'json',
    success: function(data){
      console.log(data);
    }
});
}

Line 53 should be: JSON.stringify(data)
Also you need to add contentType: 'application/json' to the options for $.ajax()