$(function () { $("#search").click(get_request); }); function get_request(artist_name){ $query = $("#query").val(); $.ajax({ url: "/search", type: 'GET', contentType: "text/plain", data: $query, dataType: 'json', success: function (data) { console.log("Pass"); console.log("Data") }, error: function (data) { console.log(data); } }); };