what is req.body in express code example

Example 1: express js post request body

const express = require('express')

const app = express()

app.use(express.json()) // for parsing application/json
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true })) // for parsing application/x-www-form-urlencoded

app.post('/profile', function (req, res, next) {
  console.log(req.body)
  res.json(req.body)
})

Example 2: express req body

app.post('/login', (req, res) => {
  console.log(req.body.email) // "[email protected]"
  console.log(req.body.password) // "helloworld"
})

Example 3: expressjs req.body.parameters

app.get('/user/:id', (req, res) => {
  console.log(req.params.id) // "1234562134654"
})
or
app.get('/user/:user_id', (req, res) => {
  console.log(req.params.user_id) // "1234562134654"
})