Why is data not received by Node.js through POST request?

Question

So I have this functionality. The client is sending data through jquery post function

$.post(currentURL + "/api/tables", newReservation,

  function(data) {

    if (data == true) {
      alert("Yay! You are officially booked!")
    }

    if (data == false) {
      alert("Sorry you are on the waitlist")
    }

    $('#reserve_name').val("");
    $('#reserve_phone').val("");
    $('#reserve_email').val("");
    $('#reserve_uniqueID').val("");

  });

Then Node.js is receiving it here

app.post("reserve/api/tables", function(req, res) {
  var newentry = req.body;

  console.log(newentry);

  entries.push(newentry);

  res.json(newentry);
});

However, console.log is giving me this error

jquery.js:9631 POST http://localhost:8080/api/tables 404 (Not Found)

Answer 1

Because you are doing the request to the url: http://localhost:8080/api/tables , but your server is waiting you at : "reserve/api/tables".

Try to target: http://localhost:8080/reserve/api/tables

Answer 2

your routing specifies a localhost:8080/reserve/api/tables,

remove the 'reserve' routing

Answer 3

You are missing leading slash in
app.post("reserve/api/tables", function(req, res) {
so it should be
app.post("/reserve/api/tables", function(req, res) {
or
app.post("/api/tables", function(req, res) {
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