Verify and Use the Correct Middleware

Approach 2: Submit Data Using Raw JSON Format in Postman

Approach 4: Check Content-Type Header in Incoming Requests

Incorrectly choosing or configuring middleware to parse incoming request data can lead to parsing failures. Ensure that you are using the appropriate middleware for your specific use case, whether it’s for JSON or URL-encoded data.

Steps:

Confirm the use of body-parser middleware.
Configure it according to the data format you expect (JSON or URL-encoded).

Javascript

// index.js
const express = require("express");
const bodyParser = require("body-parser");
 
const app = express();
app.use(bodyParser.json()); // for JSON data
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true })); // for URL-encoded data
 
app.post("/correct-middleware", (req, res) => {
    // Access parsed data using req.body.
    console.log(req.body);
    res.send("Data parsed with correct middleware!");
});
 
app.listen(3000, () => {
    console.log("Server is running on port 3000");
});

How to Resolve form-data is getting undefined in Node/Express API ?

Working with forms and handling data submissions is a basic requirement in web development. When using Node and Express for building APIs, you might get an error that the FormData object is undefined.

In this article, we’ll explore how to resolve form data getting undefined in a Node/Express API.

The FormData object is a part of the Web API and is commonly used to construct a set of key/value pairs representing form fields and their values. It is often used in the frontend to send form data to a server, especially when dealing with file uploads.

There may be several reasons for this issue:

Missing Middleware
Incorrect Content-Type Header
Body Parsing Configuration

We will discuss the following approaches to resolve this error

Table of Content

Install and Use body-parser Middleware
Submit Data Using Raw JSON Format in Postman
Verify and Use the Correct Middleware
Check Content-Type Header in Incoming Requests

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