@types/body-parser

JSON Body Parsing

Parses incoming request bodies in a middleware before your handlers, available under the req.body property, assuming the Content-Type header of the request is application/json.

import * as bodyParser from 'body-parser';
import express from 'express';

const app = express();

app.use(bodyParser.json());

app.post('/json', (req, res) => {
  res.send(req.body);
});

URL-Encoded Form Body Parsing

Parses incoming request bodies with URL-encoded data (like form submissions) before your handlers, making the form data available under the req.body property.

import * as bodyParser from 'body-parser';
import express from 'express';

const app = express();

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

app.post('/form', (req, res) => {
  res.send(req.body);
});