How to use req.body via get request in nodejs

Question

I have a form which uses a GET method. i also have an input with the name \'a\'. when i handle the request on the server side (nodejs) i want to be able to use req.body.a (in o

Answer 1

You can access req.body in GET method just as you would in a POST method. Here's an example:

export const getFile = (req, res) => {
  const { fileId } = req.body; 

  console.log(fileId)
}

Although you CAN do this, I would suggest avoiding it because it goes against HTTP conventions. Instead, put whatever data you want in the URL parameters, which you can access in Node.JS using req.params.