how to get formData in latest nextjs

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Ashy Storm-Petrel posted this in #help-forum

Ashy Storm-PetrelOP

2023-07-12T08:44:56.000Z

Hello there i've been going around nextjs app router files and i came accross getting formdata in the api i know i can use

const body =  await req.json()

but that only gets me the request body type json how can i get the formdata tho

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@Ashy Storm-Petrel Hello there i've been going around nextjs app router files and i came accross getting formdata in the api i know i can use js const body = await req.json() but that only gets me the request body type json how can i get the formdata tho

joulev

2023-07-12T08:45:07.000Z

const formData = await req.formData()

Ashy Storm-PetrelOP

2023-07-12T08:51:44.000Z

one more question can i upload images to monogDB or should i use something else?

@Ashy Storm-Petrel one more question can i upload images to monogDB or should i use something else?

joulev

2023-07-12T08:53:41.000Z

you should use a dedicated file storage service such as aws s3 or cloudflare r2

@joulev you should use a dedicated file storage service such as aws s3 or cloudflare r2

Ashy Storm-PetrelOP

2023-07-12T08:54:22.000Z

it's for cheap freelance job i was trying to get the best value for the money

and i saw some people upload to mongodb in youtube so i thought i may be able to do it

joulev

2023-07-12T08:55:56.000Z

well you should use a dedicated file storage service, but you are not forced to. you can always convert the file to e.g. a base64 string then save the string in any databases; i'm just saying that you shouldn't do that

@joulev well you *should* use a dedicated file storage service, but you are not forced to. you can always convert the file to e.g. a base64 string then save the string in any databases; i'm just saying that you shouldn't do that

Ashy Storm-PetrelOP

2023-07-12T08:58:44.000Z

thank you! i will test it