How to encode json plain text into json data using node js

Question

POST plain text (from another API) simulate with postman using plain text

{ "name":"brad" , "address":"mystreet" }

on Node:

const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true })); 
app.use(bodyParser.json());

app.post('/api/test', function (req, res) {
    var contact = req.body; 
    console.log(contact);
});

Got these on the console:

{ '{\n"name":"brad",\n"address":"mystreet"\n}': '' }

How to make use or convert those text into a JSON data (formatted)?.

What do you mean by "a JSON data (formatted)"? You either parse the JSON (How to parse JSON using Node.js?), which makes it an object, or you have a string, which you can pretty print (How can I pretty-print JSON using JavaScript?). That output is odd, because it's actually and object, with your JSON string as the name of a property... — Heretic Monkey
– Heretic Monkey, Commented Mar 25, 2018 at 16:21
I suspect this is an issue with how you are sending the JSON vis Postman, not an issue with the express code. — Mark
– Mark, Commented Mar 25, 2018 at 16:22
When I'm using `console.log(typeof(req.body)); it print object not a text (NOT plain text). — ekologi
– ekologi, Commented Mar 25, 2018 at 16:32
When I'm added `var str = JSON.stringify(obj, null, 2); it return { "{\n\"name\":\"brad\",\n\"address\":\"mystreet\"\n}": "" } — ekologi
– ekologi, Commented Mar 25, 2018 at 16:40

Sebastian Speitel · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-25 16:16:53Z

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JSON.parse parses valid JSON text into JS objects:

var text = '{ "name":"brad" , "address":"mystreet" }';

var json = JSON.parse(text);

console.log(json);

answered Mar 25, 2018 at 16:16

Sebastian Speitel

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Mark Over a year ago

Should you need this when using bodyParser.json()?

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