Setting up Express.js to Parse JSON body by default

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11 Jun 2015 in node.js express.js javascript – read.

Sometimes you might have a client need to assume that they are always making requests with JSON body, without necessarily putting Content-Type header in their requests.

//In your main index.js (or wherever you initialize express)

var app = express(); //Using Express 4.x  
app.use(bodyParser.json({ type: '*/*'})