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# [Optimizing Express Middleware: Passing Data via req to Avoid Extra DB Queries](https://nodejs-backend-tips.hashnode.dev/optimizing-express-middleware-passing-data-via-req-to-avoid-extra-db-queries?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Background so i am currently working on a youtube clone backend project which i started to understand backend development and express better. i have had made the architecture in the standard form like controller in one directory , models in one direc...

May 27, 2025 · 2 min read · nodejs-backend-tips.hashnode.dev  
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[Mohammed Arafat](https://hashnode.com/@MohammedArafat)

[Jun 3, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/optimizing-express-middleware-passing-data-via-req-to-avoid-extra-db-queries/6835eb2a07b1990086c5e7bc/comment/683f2e0f007d12c244379c67)

You don't need to create the middlewear to just check if video exists or not, you simply call the const video=Video.findByIdAndDelete(id); if(!video) res.status(404).json({message:"Video not found"}) and letter the success response comes, this is more better approach