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title: "Comment by Catalin Pit on \"Introduction to Node.js for beginners- Build a REST API in 10 minutes\" | Hashnode"
description: "Nice introduction to Node! 🔥 However, do you still need the bodyParser package? Afaik, Express implemented the functionality of Body Parser. Now, you can now u"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-nodejs-for-beginners-build-a-rest-api-in-10-minutes/60e5eeabc32fbd1b7371ffd8)

Comment [Introduction to Node.js for beginners- Build a REST API in 10 minutes](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-nodejs-for-beginners-build-a-rest-api-in-10-minutes/60e5eeabc32fbd1b7371ffd8)

[Catalin Pit](https://hashnode.com/@Catalinpit)

[Jul 8, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-nodejs-for-beginners-build-a-rest-api-in-10-minutes/60e5eeabc32fbd1b7371ffd8/comment/60e691e2d534931b99a4fb79)

Nice introduction to Node! 🔥

However, do you still need the `bodyParser` package? Afaik, Express implemented the functionality of Body Parser. Now, you can now use it as follows:

```
app.use(express.json())
```

[Full Stack Falcon](https://hashnode.com/@fullstackfalcon)

[Jul 8, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-nodejs-for-beginners-build-a-rest-api-in-10-minutes/60e5eeabc32fbd1b7371ffd8/comment/60e691e2d534931b99a4fb79#reply-60e6a1fcd534931b99a4fd29)

Thanks, Catalin. Really appreciate it!

You are correct, in Express version 4.16 the body-parser was built in. I always auto-install body-parser out of old habits, so it is nice to learn I don't have to :)

I will update the example in the article.

[Catalin Pit](https://hashnode.com/@Catalinpit)

[Jul 8, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/introduction-to-nodejs-for-beginners-build-a-rest-api-in-10-minutes/60e5eeabc32fbd1b7371ffd8/comment/60e691e2d534931b99a4fb79#reply-60e6a7a8c32fbd1b73720aa1)

No worries, [Full Stack Falcon](https://hashnode.com/@fullstackfalcon)! Same here. It took a while to get rid of this habit.