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 > >
 > >###POST###
 > >A query can be submitted using the POST method as demonstrated in the following example.
-> > >curl -d "query[label]=curl_test&query[query_input]=ID1,C(=O)O&submit=Submit query" http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/queries/
+> > >curl -is http://localhost:3000/queries.json  -X POST -d '{"label":"curl_test","query_input":"MOL1,CCCOCC\nMOL2,COCC=CCCC"}' -H "Content-Type: application/json"
 > >
 > >where the parameters are:
 > >
 > > >The query label: curl_test,
 > > >
-> > >The entity identifier: ID1,
+> > >The entity identifiers: ID1,ID2
 > >
-> > >The entity's structure represented in the SMILES format: C(=O)O.
+> > >The entity's structure represented in the SMILES format: CCCOCC and COCC=CCCC.
 > >
 > >###GET###
 > >