ajax POST being sent as GET

ajax POST being sent as GET

I am sending an ajax POST request like this:

  1. $.ajax({
  2.     url: url,
  3.     method: 'POST',
  4.     dataType: "json",
  5.     data: {
  6.         recipe: recpie
  7.     }
  8. })
But the request is being sent as a GET:

  1. Request URL:
    http://127.0.0.1/api/update_measbox?recipe=MALBHDPOR
  2. Request Method:
    GET
  3. Status Code:
    200 OK
  4. Remote Address:
    127.0.0.1:80
Any ideas as to why this is happening and how I can get it sent it as a POST?