BodyParser is deprecated

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As the image shown, BodyParser now is deprecated, how to correct the bodyParser syntax or statement to remove the line-through?

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Moath Thawahreh · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-22T07:41:33.190

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If you are using Express 4.16+ you don't have to import body-parser anymore. You can do it just like this:

app.use(express.urlencoded({extended: true}));
app.use(express.json()) // To parse the incoming requests with JSON payloads

edited Apr 22 '21 at 07:41

answered Mar 08 '21 at 23:53

Moath Thawahreh

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You are welcome!. And to use JSON you can just go with: app.use(express.json()) – Moath Thawahreh Mar 09 '21 at 21:33

score 25 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 20 '21 at 06:50

Same issue occur to my projects also . Now in latest express we don't need to import body-parse, we can just use express as follow.

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

or if you limit size

app.use(express.urlencoded({ limit: "50mb", parameterLimit: 500000000 }));

Abraham · Answer 3 · 2022-12-08T09:29:35.153

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Don't use body-parser

body parsing has become builtin with express So, simply use

app.use(express.json()) //For JSON requests
app.use(express.urlencoded({extended: true}));

from directly express

You can uninstall body-parser using npm uninstall body-parser

Then you can simply get the POST content from req.body

app.post("/yourpath", (req, res)=>{

    var postData = req.body;

    //Or like this, for string JSON body

    var postData = JSON.parse(req.body);
});

edited Dec 08 '22 at 09:29

answered Jun 27 '21 at 13:38

Abraham

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is `JSON.parse(req.body)` really needed as long as you used `app.use(express.json())` ? I tried to use JSON object properties without `JSON.parse()` and it still works. – Sixteen Dec 08 '21 at 16:55
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@Sixteen Yes it works directly as long as the request has a JSON format and you won't need to use `JSON.parse()`. But for requests that send JSON in a string form, you will have to use `JSON.parse()` to get a usable JSON object. One example could be a frontend code that uses `fetch` to send request to server and sends object as string using `JSON.stringify()` – Abraham Dec 08 '21 at 20:29

BodyParser is deprecated

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Don't use body-parser

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