JSON data with node.js

Question

I am new to node js programming and I've started developing RESTful API. Now, when I POST the data from terminal with curl like this:

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"full_name":"Hristijan ilieski", "email":"[email protected]", "password":"123"}' http://localhost:3000/api/login

I am getting the right data in the request body. But when I try to post some json from hurl.it or some other service, the request body is empty. What is the difference and where is the problem? Here's my code:

function registerUser(req, res){
var jsonData = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(req.body));
//jsonData['key'] should contain the value...
}

Here is an image from the hurl.it request:

hurl request

EDIT

I don't know what I've done, but now when I try to POST a request from hurl.it, I am getting this error:

SyntaxError: Unexpected token f at parse (/home/hristijan/Documents/UrbanAPI/node_modules/body-parser/lib/types/json.js:83:15) at /home/hristijan/Documents/UrbanAPI/node_modules/body-parser/lib/read.js:116:18 at invokeCallback (/home/hristijan/Documents/UrbanAPI/node_modules/body-parser/node_modules/raw-body/index.js:262:16) at done (/home/hristijan/Documents/UrbanAPI/node_modules/body-parser/node_modules/raw-body/index.js:251:7) at IncomingMessage.onEnd (/home/hristijan/Documents/UrbanAPI/node_modules/body-parser/node_modules/raw-body/index.js:308:7) at emitNone (events.js:67:13) at IncomingMessage.emit (events.js:166:7) at endReadableNT (_stream_readable.js:905:12) at nextTickCallbackWith2Args (node.js:441:9) at process._tickCallback (node.js:355:17)

Did you set the header Content-Type:application/json in hurl.it? that might be the problem — gibson
– gibson, Commented May 8, 2016 at 12:25
Yes, I've set the Content-Type: application/json... I've even tried with some different services from hurl.it, but it doesn't work. It only works when I try to POST a request from curl.. — Hristijan Ilieski
– Hristijan Ilieski, Commented May 8, 2016 at 12:34
Can you attach a print screen of your hurl.it request so I can see if there are any differences? — gibson
– gibson, Commented May 8, 2016 at 12:36

gibson · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-08 13:30:12Z

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Please try using the the hurl.it body instead of parameters like this:

The whole body is:

{
  "full_name":"Pero Perov",
  "email":"[email protected]",
  "password":"pero123",
  "mobile_number":"076 543 210",
  "home_address":"Perovaca 16b",
  "work_address":"Merovaca 18c"
}

answered May 8, 2016 at 13:30

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napo · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-08 12:57:02Z

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Why are you strinfigying then JSON.parsing the request body? That sends you back to square one...

Also, you might need some accept headers and utf-8 encoding, depending on how your backend is set up... (The latter has come back to haunt me before.)

Might want to try Content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8

answered May 8, 2016 at 12:57

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Hristijan Ilieski Over a year ago

Thanks for the notice, I was testing something and changed that to JSON.stringify...

Hristijan Ilieski Over a year ago

I solve it with the help of the answer above this.. Thanks anyway.

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