diff --git a/app/Models/Plugin.php b/app/Models/Plugin.php
index d476aea..abd10b8 100644
--- a/app/Models/Plugin.php
+++ b/app/Models/Plugin.php
@@ -56,9 +56,19 @@ class Plugin extends Model
                 }
             }
 
-            $response = Http::withHeaders($headers)
-                ->get($this->polling_url)
-                ->json();
+            $httpRequest = Http::withHeaders($headers);
+
+            // Add body for POST requests if polling_body is provided
+            if ($this->polling_verb === 'post' && $this->polling_body) {
+                $httpRequest = $httpRequest->withBody($this->polling_body);
+            }
+
+            // Make the request based on the verb
+            if ($this->polling_verb === 'post') {
+                $response = $httpRequest->post($this->polling_url)->json();
+            } else {
+                $response = $httpRequest->get($this->polling_url)->json();
+            }
 
             $this->update([
                 'data_payload' => $response,
diff --git a/database/factories/PluginFactory.php b/database/factories/PluginFactory.php
index a4aa033..a2d2e65 100644
--- a/database/factories/PluginFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/PluginFactory.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class PluginFactory extends Factory
             'polling_url' => $this->faker->url(),
             'polling_verb' => $this->faker->randomElement(['get', 'post']),
             'polling_header' => null,
+            'polling_body' => null,
             'render_markup' => null,
             'render_markup_view' => null,
             'detail_view_route' => null,
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_06_20_163742_allow_long_polling_url.php b/database/migrations/2025_06_20_163742_allow_long_polling_url.php
index b29eebc..867837f 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2025_06_20_163742_allow_long_polling_url.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_06_20_163742_allow_long_polling_url.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
      */
     public function up(): void
     {
-        Schema::table("plugins", function (Blueprint $table) {
+        Schema::table('plugins', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->string('polling_url', 1024)->nullable()->change();
         });
     }
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
      */
     public function down(): void
     {
-        Schema::table("plugins", function (Blueprint $table) {
+        Schema::table('plugins', function (Blueprint $table) {
             // old default string length value in Illuminate
             $table->string('polling_url', 255)->nullable()->change();
         });
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_07_02_161953_add_polling_body_to_plugins_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_07_02_161953_add_polling_body_to_plugins_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1fbc94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_07_02_161953_add_polling_body_to_plugins_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('plugins', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->text('polling_body')->nullable()->after('polling_header');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('plugins', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('polling_body');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/plugins/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/plugins/index.blade.php
index eace5ba..241ff57 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/plugins/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/plugins/index.blade.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ new class extends Component {
     public string $polling_url;
     public string $polling_verb = "get";
     public $polling_header;
+    public $polling_body;
     public array $plugins;
 
     public array $native_plugins = [
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ new class extends Component {
         'polling_url' => 'required_if:data_strategy,polling|nullable|url',
         'polling_verb' => 'required|string|in:get,post',
         'polling_header' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
+        'polling_body' => 'nullable|string',
     ];
 
     private function refreshPlugins(): void
@@ -56,9 +58,10 @@ new class extends Component {
             'polling_url' => $this->polling_url ?? null,
             'polling_verb' => $this->polling_verb,
             'polling_header' => $this->polling_header,
+            'polling_body' => $this->polling_body,
         ]);
 
-        $this->reset(['name', 'data_stale_minutes', 'data_strategy', 'polling_url', 'polling_verb', 'polling_header']);
+        $this->reset(['name', 'data_stale_minutes', 'data_strategy', 'polling_url', 'polling_verb', 'polling_header', 'polling_body']);
         $this->refreshPlugins();
 
         Flux::modal('add-plugin')->close();
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ new class extends Component {
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="mb-4">
-                            <flux:radio.group wire:model="polling_verb" label="Polling Verb" variant="segmented">
+                            <flux:radio.group wire:model.live="polling_verb" label="Polling Verb" variant="segmented">
                                 <flux:radio value="get" label="GET"/>
                                 <flux:radio value="post" label="POST"/>
                             </flux:radio.group>
@@ -141,6 +144,20 @@ new class extends Component {
                             <flux:input label="Polling Header" wire:model="polling_header" id="polling_header"
                                         class="block mt-1 w-full" type="text" name="polling_header" autofocus/>
                         </div>
+
+                        @if($polling_verb === 'post')
+                        <div class="mb-4">
+                            <flux:textarea
+                                label="Polling Body"
+                                wire:model="polling_body"
+                                id="polling_body"
+                                class="block mt-1 w-full font-mono"
+                                name="polling_body"
+                                rows="4"
+                                placeholder=''
+                            />
+                        </div>
+                        @endif
                         <div class="mb-4">
                             <flux:input label="Data is stale after minutes" wire:model.live="data_stale_minutes"
                                         id="data_stale_minutes"
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/plugins/recipe.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/plugins/recipe.blade.php
index a5472fd..369ae30 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/plugins/recipe.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/plugins/recipe.blade.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ new class extends Component {
     public string|null $polling_url;
     public string $polling_verb;
     public string|null $polling_header;
+    public string|null $polling_body;
     public $data_payload;
     public ?Carbon $data_payload_updated_at;
     public array $checked_devices = [];
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ new class extends Component {
         $this->polling_url = $this->plugin->polling_url;
         $this->polling_verb = $this->plugin->polling_verb;
         $this->polling_header = $this->plugin->polling_header;
+        $this->polling_body = $this->plugin->polling_body;
         $this->data_payload = json_encode($this->plugin->data_payload, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
     }
 
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ new class extends Component {
         'polling_url' => 'required_if:data_strategy,polling|nullable|url',
         'polling_verb' => 'required|string|in:get,post',
         'polling_header' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
+        'polling_body' => 'nullable|string',
         'data_payload' => 'required_if:data_strategy,static|nullable|json',
         'blade_code' => 'nullable|string',
         'checked_devices' => 'array',
@@ -95,12 +98,8 @@ new class extends Component {
     {
         abort_unless(auth()->user()->plugins->contains($this->plugin), 403);
         $validated = $this->validate();
-        
-        // If static strategy is selected, parse and save the JSON data
-        if ($this->data_strategy === 'static' && isset($validated['data_payload'])) {
-            $validated['data_payload'] = json_decode($validated['data_payload'], true);
-        }
-        
+        $validated['data_payload'] = json_decode($validated['data_payload'], true);
+
         $this->plugin->update($validated);
     }
 
@@ -120,9 +119,20 @@ new class extends Component {
                 }
             }
 
-            $response = Http::withHeaders($headers)
-                ->get($this->plugin->polling_url)
-                ->json();
+            // Prepare the HTTP request
+            $httpRequest = Http::withHeaders($headers);
+
+            // Add body for POST requests if polling_body is provided
+            if ($this->plugin->polling_verb === 'post' && $this->plugin->polling_body) {
+                $httpRequest = $httpRequest->withBody($this->plugin->polling_body, 'application/json');
+            }
+
+            // Make the request based on the verb
+            if ($this->plugin->polling_verb === 'post') {
+                $response = $httpRequest->post($this->plugin->polling_url)->json();
+            } else {
+                $response = $httpRequest->get($this->plugin->polling_url)->json();
+            }
 
             $this->plugin->update([
                 'data_payload' => $response,
@@ -480,7 +490,7 @@ HTML;
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="mb-4">
-                            <flux:radio.group wire:model="polling_verb" label="Polling Verb" variant="segmented">
+                            <flux:radio.group wire:model.live="polling_verb" label="Polling Verb" variant="segmented">
                                 <flux:radio value="get" label="GET"/>
                                 <flux:radio value="post" label="POST"/>
                             </flux:radio.group>
@@ -497,6 +507,19 @@ HTML;
                                 placeholder="Authorization: Bearer ey.*******&#10;Content-Type: application/json"
                             />
                         </div>
+
+                        @if($polling_verb === 'post')
+                        <div class="mb-4">
+                            <flux:textarea
+                                label="Polling Body (e.g. for GraphQL queries)"
+                                wire:model="polling_body"
+                                id="polling_body"
+                                class="block mt-1 w-full font-mono"
+                                name="polling_body"
+                                rows="6"
+                            />
+                        </div>
+                        @endif
                         <div class="mb-4">
                             <flux:input label="Data is stale after minutes" wire:model="data_stale_minutes"
                                         id="data_stale_minutes"
@@ -534,13 +557,14 @@ HTML;
                 @isset($this->data_payload_updated_at)
                     <flux:badge icon="clock" size="sm" variant="pill" class="ml-2">{{ $this->data_payload_updated_at?->diffForHumans() ?? 'Never' }}</flux:badge>
                 @endisset
+                <flux:error name="data_payload"/>
                 <flux:textarea wire:model="data_payload" id="data_payload"
                                class="block mt-1 w-full font-mono" type="text" name="data_payload"
                                :readonly="$data_strategy !== 'static'" rows="24"/>
             </div>
         </div>
-        <flux:separator/>
-        <div class="mt-5 mb-5 ">
+        <flux:separator class="my-5"/>
+        <div>
             <h3 class="text-xl font-semibold dark:text-gray-100">Markup</h3>
             @if($plugin->render_markup_view)
                 <div>
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Models/PluginTest.php b/tests/Unit/Models/PluginTest.php
index 19b09a0..173c5a8 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Models/PluginTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Models/PluginTest.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use App\Models\Plugin;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
 
 uses(Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase::class);
 
@@ -40,3 +41,33 @@ test('plugin data_payload is cast to array', function () {
         ->toBeArray()
         ->toBe($data);
 });
+
+test('plugin can have polling body for POST requests', function () {
+    $plugin = Plugin::factory()->create([
+        'polling_verb' => 'post',
+        'polling_body' => '{"query": "query { user { id name } }"}',
+    ]);
+
+    expect($plugin->polling_body)->toBe('{"query": "query { user { id name } }"}');
+});
+
+test('updateDataPayload sends POST request with body when polling_verb is post', function () {
+    Http::fake([
+        'https://example.com/api' => Http::response(['success' => true], 200),
+    ]);
+
+    $plugin = Plugin::factory()->create([
+        'data_strategy' => 'polling',
+        'polling_url' => 'https://example.com/api',
+        'polling_verb' => 'post',
+        'polling_body' => '{"query": "query { user { id name } }"}',
+    ]);
+
+    $plugin->updateDataPayload();
+
+    Http::assertSent(function ($request) {
+        return $request->url() === 'https://example.com/api' &&
+               $request->method() === 'POST' &&
+               $request->body() === '{"query": "query { user { id name } }"}';
+    });
+});