I think the following is the best way to achieve this using Java 11:
Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<>();
parameters.put("a", "get_account");
parameters.put("account", account);
String form = parameters.entrySet()
.stream()
.map(e -> e.getKey() + "=" + URLEncoder.encode(e.getValue(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
.collect(Collectors.joining("&"));
HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create(url))
.headers("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
.POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(form))
.build();
HttpResponse<?> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(response.statusCode() + " " + response.body().toString());