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HTML

<button id="addfriend" data-profileid="100012824791615" class="btn btn-primary" type="button"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-plus"></span>
Request Friend</button>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function () {
    $('#addfriend').click(function () {
        var profile_id = $(this).data("profileid");
        $.get('/myapp/addfriend/?profile_id=' + profile_id, function (data) {
            $('#addfriend').fadeOut();
        });
    });
});