is body parser required in express.js code example

Example 1: body parser use

var express = require("express");
var app = express();
var bodyParser = require("body-parser");
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));

Example 2: urlencoded json express

var express = require('express')

var 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)
})