EDIT: Edited it using Mikhail's suggestion. Got closer to the solution
Hi I am trying to upload a JSON file using nodejs but for some reason it says my file is undefined. A file appears in my Public folder that contains the contents of the uploaded file however. I was wondering if someone would be able to help me out. Thanks
Here is the HTML
<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="/file-upload">
<input type="file" name="theFile" >
<input type="submit" class = "submit">
</form>
app.post('/testtwilio',upload.single('theFile'),function(req, res, next) {
console.log('FIRST TEST: ' + req.file);
});
[{"name":"FIRST LAST","date":"12/22/2016","number":"7523924324"}]
FIRST TEST: [object Object]
Change your JSON.stringify(req.files)
to JSON.stringify(req.file)
Full code
HTML
<form id = "uploadForm" enctype = "multipart/form-data" action = "/api/file" method = "post">
<input type="file" name="userFile" />
<input type="submit" value="Upload File" name="submit">
</form>
JS
var express = require('express')
var multer = require('multer')
var upload = multer({ dest: 'uploads/' })
var app = express()
app.get('/',function(req,res){
res.sendFile(__dirname + "/index.html");
});
app.post('/api/file', upload.single('userFile'), function (req, res, next) {
console.log(JSON.stringify(req.file))
})
app.listen(3000,function(){
console.log("Working on port 3000");
});
More about upload file with multer you can read in this example on StackOverflow Documentation Single File Upload using multer
Note:
File name which you use in multer.single()
method should match name in input <input type="file" name="userFile" />