import requests headers = { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded', 'Accept': 'application/json', } data = { 'pay_rate': '10000', 'filing_status': 'single', 'pay_periods': 1, 'state': 'CO', 'year': '2014' } r = requests.post( 'http://taxee.io/api/v1/calculate/2014', data=data, headers=headers ) print(r.text)