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JavaScript Build a REST API With Express Building API Routes in Express Building the Question Routes

Posted by Joseph Butler
Joseph Butler
Courses Plus Student 81 Points

Only specific versions of express and body-parser work

As mentioned in this video i did not use the version number, rather just used

npm install express npm install body-parser

Everytime i use the routes it says Cannot /GET or /POST.

But when i install express 4.13 it works out fine. Why so? Same goes with body-parser. Post works only when using 1.15 version

2 Answers

Zack Jackson
Zack Jackson
30,220 Points
Zack Jackson
Zack Jackson
30,220 Points

Newer versions of express come with body-parser built in so it is no longer necessary to install the separate package for parsing unless you’re working with older code or for a video on here.