Sometimes, we want to create a Node.js server that accepts POST requests.
In this article, we’ll look at how to create a Node.js server that accepts POST requests.
How to create a Node.js server that accepts POST requests?
To create a Node.js server that accepts POST requests, we can use the http module.
For instance, we write
const http = require("http");
const server = http.createServer((request, response) => {
response.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "textplain" });
if (request.method === "GET") {
response.end("received GET request.");
} else if (request.method === "POST") {
response.end("received POST request.");
} else {
response.end("Undefined request .");
}
});
server.listen(8000);
console.log("Server running on port 8000");
to call http.createServer with a callback to create a web server.
We call it with a callback that receives the request.
If request.method is 'POST', then a POST request is received.
And then we call response.end to return a response body string.
Conclusion
To create a Node.js server that accepts POST requests, we can use the http module.
