Multipart/Form-Data POSTs

When attempting to POST data using multipart/form-data, error messages like the one provided can be encountered. Understanding the issue requires examining the problem's composition. The error encountered is a 301 Moved Permanently response, indicating that the resource has been permanently redirected. This often occurs when the correct Content-Type header is not set for multipart/form-data requests.

To resolve this issue, ensure that the Content-Type header is explicitly set to "multipart/form-data;charset=UTF-8" when making the POST request. This header informs the server that the request includes both text-based and binary data formatted according to the multipart/form-data protocol.

Below is a corrected Go code that successfully sets the correct Content-Type header:

import (
    "bytes"
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "io/ioutil"
    "mime/multipart"
    "net/http"
)

func NewPostWithMultipartFormData(url string, paramTexts map[string]string, paramFiles []FileItem) ([]byte, error) {
    // Initialize a buffer to write the multipart form data.
    buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
    // Create a new multipart writer.
    w := multipart.NewWriter(buf)

    // Add text parameters to the multipart form.
    for key, value := range paramTexts {
        field, err := w.CreateFormField(key)
        if err != nil {
            return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating form field '%s': %v", key, err)
        }
        if _, err := field.Write([]byte(value)); err != nil {
            return nil, fmt.Errorf("error writing value to form field '%s': %v", key, err)
        }
    }

    // Add binary parameters to the multipart form.
    for _, file := range paramFiles {
        fileWriter, err := w.CreateFormFile(file.Key, file.FileName)
        if err != nil {
            return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating form file '%s': %v", file.Key, err)
        }
        if _, err := fileWriter.Write(file.Content); err != nil {
            return nil, fmt.Errorf("error writing content to form file '%s': %v", file.Key, err)
        }
    }

    // Close the multipart writer.
    if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
        return nil, fmt.Errorf("error closing multipart writer: %v", err)
    }

    contentType := w.FormDataContentType()

    // Create a new POST request with the correct Content-Type header.
    req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, buf)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating HTTP request: %v", err)
    }
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", contentType)

    // Perform the HTTP request.
    client := http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, fmt.Errorf("error sending HTTP request: %v", err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    // Read the response body.
    body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading HTTP response body: %v", err)
    }

    return body, nil
}