diff --git a/instruct/handlers.py b/instruct/handlers.py
index 36ae045..5e7edb8 100644
--- a/instruct/handlers.py
+++ b/instruct/handlers.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ async def _send_sd_api_request(requester_email: str, subject: str, description:
     headers = {"authtoken": SD_TOKEN, "Accept": "application/vnd.manageengine.sdp.v3+json"}
 
     async with httpx.AsyncClient(verify=False) as client:
-        response = await client.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=15.0)
+        response = await client.post(url, headers=headers, data={"input_data": json.dumps(payload)}, timeout=15.0)
 
         if response.status_code in (200, 201):
             res_json = response.json()