ExpressJS- POST Request
Express.js POST Request
- POST is a common HTTP request used for building REST API.
- It is used to send large amounts of data.
- The POST method is used to send large amounts of data because data is sent in the body.
- Example
In index.html
<html>
<body>
<form action="http://127.0.0.1:8000/process_post" method="POST">
First Name: <input type="text" name="first_name"> <br>
Last Name: <input type="text" name="last_name">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
In example.js
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var urlencodedParser = bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false })
app.use(express.static('public'));
app.get('/index.html', function (req, res) {
res.sendFile( __dirname + "/" + "index.html" );
})
app.post('/process_post', urlencodedParser, function (req, res) {
response = {
first_name:req.body.first_name,
last_name:req.body.last_name
};
console.log(response);
res.end(JSON.stringify(response));
})
var server = app.listen(8000, function () {
var host = server.address().address
var port = server.address().port
console.log("Example app listening at http://%s:%s", host, port)
})
Run the server by command on terminal
node app.js
Fill in the information and click on submit
