 <p>You are embedding your data in the <code>Header</code> section of PostMan. These are for <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers" rel="nofollow">HTTP Headers</a> and not what you want. When using angular's post method, the parameters are in fact embedded into the Body section of a POST request. </p> <p>Put your parameters in the <code>Body</code> section of Postman and it should work.</p>