Unable to get the correct data format in req.body

Question

I'm trying to parse the body to nodeJS but I get it back in the wrong format.

This is my code:

fetch("http://localhost:5000/email", {
      method: "POST",
      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" },

      body: JSON.stringify({ shareUrl: props.shareUrl })
    });`

This is how it is parsed when console.log(body.req.shareUrl) in Node

{ '{"shareUrl":"link"}': '' }

this is how I want it back

{ 'shareUrl': 'link' }

EDIT

When I try to send it from Postman it works fine

I get following output:

{ Name: 'jej' }

Answer 1

The Content type:

{ "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" }

is not ment to send the JSON data in the first place.

If you want to send and receive JSON, change the content type to:

{ "Content-Type": "application/json" }

like:

fetch("http://localhost:5000/email", {
      method: "POST",
      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
      body: { data: json.stringify({shareUrl: props.shareUrl}) }
    });`

On server you will find it under req.body.data