Node.js (with express & bodyParser): unable to obtain form-data from post request

Question

I can\'t seem to recover the form-data of a post request sent to my Node.js server. I\'ve put below the server code and the post request (sent using postman in chrome):

Answer 1

• For Json: Use body-parser.

app.use(bodyParser.json())
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}))

(you should Also send Content-Type: application/json in request header)

• For Normal Form, Or multipart form (form with files), Use body-parser + multer.

app.use(bodyParser.json())
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}))
app.use(multer().array())

(You should NOT send Content-Type: application/json in this case. you should send nothing, or Content-Type: multipart/form-data if you have files in form.

• in postman you should not send Content-Type: multipart/form-data manually. otherwise you'll get an error (Boundary not found). (it will add this automatically.).)