Help regarding Nagios XI check_http plugin

Hello All,


I am trying to set up monitoring for number of rest services through Nagios
XI CCM . The issue is the services don't have a ping service & need to
submit  a post request to the services  .

 I am trying to submit Json string through the -P option but  I get 400
error bad request . I have tried all combination putting escape characters
 & posting URL encoded data as mentioned in the man page .

 Kindly request your assistance on the same

Below is my request


$USER1$/check_http -I $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$

-u /resources/addResource -p 8066  -T application/json -k "charset=utf-8"
-P
 "%7B%22resourceName%22%3A%22Maclean%20XXXXX%20XXXXX%22%2C%22designation%22%3A%22Consultant%22%2C%22experience%22%3A%224%20years%22%7D"
  -w 5 -c 10


Below is Json content I am trying to submit


{"resourceName":"Maclean XXXX
XXXXX","designation":"Consultant","experience":"4 years"}