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# [What is Middleware in Express and How It Works](https://blog-santra.hashnode.dev/what-is-middleware-in-express-and-how-it-works?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Every request that hits an Express server goes on a journey before it gets a response. It doesn't jump straight from the client to your route handler it passes through a series of functions along the

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