node express + formidable + form with multipart/form-data how to get req.body?

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and formidable to upload file

the form has a multipart/form-data attribute

exports.create = function(req, res) {
    console.log(req.body);
}

but the rq.body is empty. How can I get it ?

No because of andrewkelley.me/post/do-not-use-bodyparser-with-express-js.html therefore I do the upload with formidable — Whisher, Commented Jan 20, 2014 at 16:10
Then you'd have to follow the documentation for the plugin, seems like there is a form.parse method etc. Without the middleware that creates the req.body, it won't be there. Personally I use the bodyParser in production and have never seen anyone try to exploit the "file spam" issue. — adeneo, Commented Jan 20, 2014 at 16:48
the signature is form.parse(req, function(err, fields, files) so ... there is no handle :( — Whisher, Commented Jan 20, 2014 at 16:56

Anubhav Gupta · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-19 09:20:07Z

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If you are using formidable for multipart upload, you can get req.body fields in

form.parse(req, function(err, fields, files)

fields.item

answered Jun 19, 2018 at 9:20

Anubhav Gupta

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