Ch 06 - Implementing POST, PUT and DELETE with Express (3) using Postman doesn't work
I followed all the instruction on that page. Everything looks good.
I can POST some JSON using
node -e "http.request('http://localhost:3000/bicycle', { method: 'post', headers: {'content-type': 'application/json'}}, (res) => res.setEncoding('utf8').once('data', console.log.bind(null, res.statusCode))).end(JSON.stringify({data: {brand: 'Gazelle', color: 'red'}}))"
It returns 201 {"id":"3"}
and I can GET that using
node -e "http.get('http://localhost:3000/bicycle/3', (res) => res.setEncoding('utf8').once('data', console.log))"
So far so good.
Now I am trying to POST new JSON using POSTMAN by hitting
http://localhost:3000/bicycle
with some JSON in the body
I can get output 201 with response
{
"id" : "4"
}
Using POSTMAN, I try GET
http://localhost:3000/bicycle/4
I get 200 OK but without response body. The response body is empty.
Now I try using node
node -e "http.get('http://localhost:3000/bicycle/4', (res) => res.setEncoding('utf8').once('data', console.log))"
I get nothing returned in the console.
My question, it seems like I can only do POST using node command line, but not using Postman. Why is that? Executing POST request using Postman should be the same as using Node cli , right ?
Thank You
Best Answer
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The JSON body in your post request in postman is wrong.
It should be:{ "data": { "brand": "Gucci", "color": "Black" } }In real life situation there would be validation on that post route and you would not get a 201.
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Answers
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Adding screenshot.
Creating new object (POST)

Getting that object (GET)

Getting that object using node cli

Another test:
Creating another new object and getting it using node cli

Getting that object (GET) using Postman

Not sure why I can't GET the new object that was created using Postman , but I am able to get it when it was created using Node cli
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