Sending JSON Data from $http to Node JS Express restful service

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What is the best way to send data from Angular js to node js restful service which uses express. My Angular js code is as follows:-

var myController = function("myController", $scope) {
$http.get("/someUrl", {key1:"value1", key2: "value2"}).then(function(response) { alert(response.data);});

On the Node js end :-

app.get("/someUrl", function(req, res) {console.log(req.body);});

I can see that console.log is displaying {}. Is there a way to send the json input for get as well.

By the way for Nodejs I used express module, I have used body-parser and set all the other things needed.

I am using Angularjs 1.4 and Nodejs express 4.

My friend asked me the Question for a use case where he want's to hit a restful service to authenticate the user's credentials. I am not sure if using params like $http({ method: 'GET', url: '/url', params: params }) is a good option or not. — Dhana
– Dhana, Commented Feb 5, 2016 at 21:11

André Castelo · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-05 22:19:47Z

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You can use both $resource and $http. With $resource you can leverage the consistency of REST APIs, since it will use the familiar structure to build the endpoints, so there's a little magic going on.

Using $resource:

var Dog = $resource('/dogs/:dogId', { dogId :'@id' });

var fido = new Dog({ name: "Fido" });
fido.$save();

// POST to /dogs/ with data: { name: "Fido" }

With $http you're more explicit. You can send data like this:

$http({
    method: "get",
    url: "...",
    params: {
        key1: "value1",
        key2: "value2"
    }
});

And like this:

$http({
    method: "post",
    url: "...",
    data: {
        key1: "value1",
        key2: "value2"
    }
});

answered Feb 5, 2016 at 22:19

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user3769694 · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-11 18:56:06Z

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in your node server now its

app.get("/someUrl", function(req, res) {console.log(req.body);});

try this

app.get("/someUrl", function(req, res) {console.log(req.body.key1);});

answered Feb 11, 2016 at 18:56

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