req.body is undefined – only default mongodb id is getting pushed

June 24, 2022

I have been trying to use post request to insert data to the mongodb using mongoose, however I see that req.body is being shown as undefined. document is getting inserted in database, however only default object id is getting inserted.

This is how I send request to Postman

{
name:"wewe",
price:43}

//Post.js

const mongoose = require('mongoose');
mongoose.connect("mongodb://localhost/tutorialkart");

const productSchema = mongoose.Schema({
    name: String,
    price: Number
});
module.exports = mongoose.model('Groduct', productSchema);

//app.js

var express = require('express')
var bodyParser = require('body-parser')
var Post = require('./Post')

var app = express()
app.use(bodyParser.json())



app.post('/api/posts', function (req, res, next) {
    var post = new Post({
        name: req.body.name,
        price: req.body.price
    })
    console.log("Log "+post.name );
    post.save(function (err, post) {
        if (err) { return next(err) }
        res.json(201, post)
    })
})

app.listen(3000, function () {
    console.log('Server listening on', 3000)
})