Proper way to set response status and JSON content in a REST API made with nodejs and express

Question

I am playing around with Nodejs and express by building a small rest API. My question is, what is the good practice/best way to set the code status, as well as the response

Answer 1

try {
  var data = {foo: "bar"};
  res.json(JSON.stringify(data));
}
catch (e) {
  res.status(500).json(JSON.stringify(e));
}