SharePoint REST Create New List Item

	<script src="jquery-1.8.2.min.js"></script>
	<script>
	function create(lname, fname, wphone) {
	$.ajax({
	url: _spPageContextInfo.webServerRelativeUrl +
	"/_api/web/lists/getByTitle('Contacts')/items",
	type: "POST",
	contentType: "application/json;odata=verbose",
	data: JSON.stringify(
	{
	'__metadata': {
	'type': 'SP.Data.ContactsListItem'
	},
	'Title': lname,
	'FirstName': fname,
	'WorkPhone': wphone
	}),
	headers: {
	"accept": "application/json;odata=verbose",
	"X-RequestDigest": $("#__REQUESTDIGEST").val()
	},
	success: function () {
	REST.FormFiller.clear();
	},
	error: function (err) {
	alert(JSON.stringify(err));
	}
	});
	}
	</script>

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