I’m encountering an issue where req.body is empty when I send data using form-data in my Express.js application. However, when I send data using raw JSON, I receive the expected object in req.body. Here’s my setup:
This is my index.js
require("dotenv").config();
const express = require("express");
const server = express();
const cors = require("cors");
const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
const bodyParser = require("body-parser");
//database
require("./db/conn");
//middlewares
server.use(express.json());
server.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
server.use(cors());
server.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
server.use(bodyParser.json());
//routes
const userRouter = require("./routes/UserRoutes");
const authRouter = require("./routes/AuthRouter");
server.use("/user", userRouter);
server.use("/auth", authRouter);
server.listen(port, () => {
console.log(`server started at http://localhost:${port}`);
});
This is route
const express = require("express");
const router = express.Router();
const { Auth } = require("../middlewares/auth");
const {
Login,
UpdateUser,
Dashboard,
Register,
Posts,
} = require("../controllers/UserController");
router.post("/register", Register);
router.post("/login", Login);
router.put("/update/:id", Auth, UpdateUser);
router.get("/dashboard", Auth, Dashboard);
router.get("/getposts", Auth, Posts);
module.exports = router;
This is controller
const UserModel = require("../model/userModel");
const bcrypt = require("bcrypt");
const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken");
const Register = async (req, res) => {
console.log(req.body);
res.send(req.body);
const { name, email, password } = req.body;
// if (!name || !email || !password) {
// return res.status(400).json({ error: "All fields are required" });
// }
// try {
// const user = await UserModel.findOne({ email });
// if (user) {
// return res.status(400).json({ error: "User already exists" });
// }
// const hashedPassword = await bcrypt.hash(password, 10);
// const newUser = new UserModel({
// name,
// email,
// password: hashedPassword,
// });
// const saveUser = await newUser.save();
// res
// .status(201)
// .json({ message: "User registered successfully", user: saveUser });
// } catch (error) {
// res.status(500).json({ error: "Something went wrong at the server" });
// }
};
const Login = async (req, res) => {
const { email, password } = req.body;
if (!email || !password) {
return res.status(400).json({ error: "All fields are required" });
}
try {
const user = await UserModel.findOne({ email });
if (!user) {
return res.status(404).json({ error: "Invalid login details" });
}
const isPasswordValid = await bcrypt.compare(password, user.password);
if (!isPasswordValid) {
return res.status(401).json({ error: "Invalid login credentials" });
}
const payload = {
id: user.id,
email: user.email,
};
const accessToken = jwt.sign(payload, process.env.SECRET_KEY, {
expiresIn: "1m",
});
const refreshToken = jwt.sign(payload, process.env.SECRET_KEY, {
expiresIn: "10d",
});
res.status(200).json({
message: "login sucessfull",
isLogged: "true",
data: payload,
accesstoken: accessToken,
refreshtoken: refreshToken,
});
} catch (error) {
res.status(500).json({ error: "Something went wrong at the server" });
}
};
const UpdateUser = async (req, res) => {
const userId = req.params.id;
req.body.password = await bcrypt.hash(req.body.password, 10);
try {
const user = await UserModel.findOne({ _id: userId });
if (!user)
return res.status(500).json({ message: "no user found with this id" });
const updatedUser = await UserModel.findOneAndUpdate(
{ _id: userId },
req.body,
{
new: true,
}
);
if (updatedUser) {
return res
.status(200)
.json({ message: "user updated sucessfully", data: updatedUser });
}
} catch (e) {
return res
.status(500)
.json({ message: "something went bad at server " + e });
}
};
const Dashboard = async (req, res) => {
res.status(200).json({ message: "Welcome to the dashboard" });
};
const Posts = async (req, res) => {
res.status(200).json({ message: "post request" });
};
const getAllData = async (req, res) => {
res.status(200).json({ message: "get data" });
};
module.exports = { Login, UpdateUser, Dashboard, Posts, Register };
I’ve already tried adjusting the middleware order, but the issue persists. Any insights into what might be causing this problem would be greatly appreciated.
