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12. express.json() middleware
Enable automatic JSON request parsing with express.json() and how it populates req.body.
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express.json() middleware
A small Express middleware that parses incoming JSON request bodies and sets req.body to the parsed object.
"I don't want to manually read and parse the raw request stream every time a client sends JSON."
express.json() is built-in middleware for Express that automatically reads the request body, parses JSON, and populates req.body with the resulting object when Content-Type is application/json.
"I don't want to manually read and parse the raw request stream every time a client sends JSON."
express.json() is built-in middleware for Express that automatically reads the request body, parses JSON, and populates req.body with the resulting object when Content-Type is application/json.