node js req.body is undefined

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First of all I have tried this, this and this.

app.use(bodyParser.json())
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: false}))

app.post('/user_create', (req,res) => {
    console.log("trying to create a user "+req.body);

    const firstName = req.body.first_name
    const lastName = req.body.last_name

    console.log("first name is "+firstName+" "+lastName);

    res.end()
})

Now after trying all the post given above, I am still getting req.body undefined, I am newbie in Nodejs. I am using express 4.16.4 and body-parser 1.18.3.

please try 'postman' to test your request manually. how are you actually sending your data to the service. depending on the way you send them you need another way... req.params / etc... — jcuypers, Feb 20 '19 at 20:37
@jcuypers I used 'postman' and that's working but why it's not working using form — Vivek Pratap Singh, Feb 20 '19 at 20:44
try with something like this. {headers: new Headers({'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'})) when sending the request — jcuypers, Feb 20 '19 at 20:47

jcuypers · Answer 1 · 2019-02-20T21:42:58.973

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let options = {
    headers: new HttpHeaders().set('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'),
};

edited Feb 20 '19 at 21:42

answered Feb 20 '19 at 20:53

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