How to make NSURLSession POST request in Swift

Swift 4 post example with json payload-

func postAction(_ sender: Any) {
    let Url = String(format: "your url")
    guard let serviceUrl = URL(string: Url) else { return }
    let parameterDictionary = ["username" : "Test", "password" : "123456"]
    var request = URLRequest(url: serviceUrl)
    request.httpMethod = "POST"
    request.setValue("Application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
    guard let httpBody = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameterDictionary, options: []) else {
        return
    }
    request.httpBody = httpBody
    
    let session = URLSession.shared
    session.dataTask(with: request) { (data, response, error) in
        if let response = response {
            print(response)
        }
        if let data = data {
            do {
                let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: [])
                print(json)
            } catch {
                print(error)
            }
        }
    }.resume()
}

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