express.json req.body code example

Example 1: body parser express

//make sure it is in this order
npm i body-parser

const express = require('express')
const bodyParser = require('body-parser')

const app = express()

// parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }))

// parse application/json
app.use(bodyParser.json())

app.use(function (req, res) {
  res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
  res.write('you posted:\n')
  res.end(JSON.stringify(req.body, null, 2))
})

Example 2: node express post request json

var express = require('express');

var app = express();

app.use(express.json()); // built-in middleware for express

app.post('/', function(request, response){
 	let myJson = request.body;      // your JSON
	let myValue = request.body.myKey;	// a value from your JSON
	response.send(myJson);	 // echo the result back
});

app.listen(3000);

Example 3: express json body

var bodyParser = require('body-parser')

Example 4: app use body parser

// parse application/json
app.use(bodyParser.json())