Basic Node and Express - Get Data from POST Requests

[geekiedj]

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Hi all! I’m back again lol… my second time asking for help in the forum. I’m stuck on the last challenge, not sure how to move past it. Help is much appreciated

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Challenge: Basic Node and Express - Get Data from POST Requests

Link to the challenge:

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[Eesa]

Hello! I think I found the error.

The firstname and lastname variables were not defined. You have to define them first before using them.

[geekiedj]

Okay thank you… I’d check it out now… I’ve been so occupied with school, I haven’t had the time to continue with the course

[geekiedj]

I just tried doing this and still fails the test;

app.post("/name", function(req, res) {
  // Handle the data in the request
const firstName = req.query.first;
  const lastName = req.query.last;
  // Use template literals to form a formatted string
  res.json({
    name: `${firstName} ${lastName}`
//   res.json({ name: req.body.first + " " + req.body.last });
// });

[Eesa]

@geekiedj

const firstName = req.query.first;
  const lastName = req.query.last;

Try using req.body instead of req.query

[AdventureBear]

Yes this is probably the solution. I literally just finished this 5 minutes ago.