request post in nodejs code example

Example 1: 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 2: node send post request

const axios = require('axios')

axios
  .post('https://whatever.com/todos', {
    todo: 'Buy the milk'
  })
  .then(res => {
    console.log(`statusCode: ${res.statusCode}`)
    console.log(res)
  })
  .catch(error => {
    console.error(error)
  })