Node.js · Junior · Question 62 of 75

How do you read the JSON body of a POST request in Express?

1Call JSON.parse(req)
✓Correct answer: Add app.use(express.json()), then read req.body
3Read req.json directly, it's always parsed

Explanation

Express doesn't parse bodies by default. express.json() parses application/json; express.urlencoded() handles HTML forms.

Further reading

Express 5.x API reference ↗

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