$(document).ready(function() { $('#create_button').click(function() { $.post({ url: '/api/deck', data: JSON.stringify({ 'name': $('#name').val(), 'description': $('#description').val(), 'owner_id': $('#owner_id').val() }), contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8' }).done(function (response) { deck_id = response['id']; window.location.href = '/deck/' + deck_id }); }) })