import requests

def call_api(api_url, method, params):
    """
    Function to make an API call.

    Parameters:
    - api_url (str): The URL of the API endpoint.
    - method (str): The HTTP method to use ('POST' or 'GET').
    - params (dict): Dictionary of parameters.

    Returns:
    - response: The response from the API call.
    """

    print("Calling API",api_url,"with method",method,"and parameters",params)
    if method.upper() == 'POST':
        response = requests.post(api_url, data=params, verify=False)
    elif method.upper() == 'GET':
        response = requests.get(api_url, params=params, verify=False)
    else:
        raise ValueError("Method must be 'POST' or 'GET'")
    
    return response