Vue JS Ajax Form Submit Example Code

I will share example of how to ajax form submit using api in vue js app. you can easily pass form data with ajax post request in vue.js. we will create simple form and submit form using post ajax request in vue js.

in this example we will use axios for ajax api request and send form data in vue app. you can see bellow full example.

in this example, we will create simple form with two input fields in vue js app. then we will form submit request by using axios http post request with following input parameter. You can also understand clear to how to send http post request.

So, let's follow bellow step by step for ajax request with vue js app.

Step 1: Create Vue JS App

In this step, we need to create vue cli app using bellow command:

vue create my-app

Step 2: Install vue-axios package

Here we need to install vue-axios npm package for send post request using axios.

npm install --save axios vue-axios

Step 3: Use vue-js-toggle-button

We need to use vue-axios package in main.js file of vue js app.

src/main.js

import Vue from 'vue'
import App from './App.vue'
import axios from 'axios'
import VueAxios from 'vue-axios'
    
Vue.use(VueAxios, axios)
   
Vue.config.productionTip = false
   
new Vue({
  render: h => h(App),
}).$mount('#app')

Step 4: Update HelloWorld Component

Here, we will create HelloWorld.vue component with following code.

src/components/HelloWorld.vue

<template>
    <div class="container">
        <div class="row justify-content-center">
            <div class="col-md-8">
                <div class="card">
                    <div class="card-header">Vue Axios Post - ItSolutionStuff.com</div>
    
                    <div class="card-body">
                        <form @submit="formSubmit">
                        <strong>Name:</strong>
                        <input type="text" class="form-control" v-model="name">
                        <strong>Description:</strong>
                        <textarea class="form-control" v-model="description"></textarea>
    
                        <button class="btn btn-success">Submit</button>
                        </form>
                        <strong>Output:</strong>
                        <pre>
                        {{output}}
                        </pre>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</template>
     
<script>
    export default {
        mounted() {
            console.log('Component mounted.')
        },
        data() {
            return {
              name: '',
              description: '',
              output: ''
            };
        },
        methods: {
            formSubmit(e) {
                e.preventDefault();
                let currentObj = this;
                this.axios.post('http://localhost:8000/yourPostApi', {
                    name: this.name,
                    description: this.description
                })
                .then(function (response) {
                    currentObj.output = response.data;
                })
                .catch(function (error) {
                    currentObj.output = error;
                });
            }
        }
    }
</script>

Now you can run vue app by using following command:

npm run serve

Get more info from here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/vue-axios.

I hope it can help you...