Json data parses incorrectly - node.js

Question

React JS front end, Express JS middleware, Laravel Backend
When the data is sent from react to express then to laravel the data is not parsed in laravel in the correct format.
React Front end posting to express
const data = await fetch(`${config.appURL}/deployment/stage1`, {
method: "POST",
body: JSON.stringify(form),
credentials: "include",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
});
Express Mid
router.post("/", (req, res) => {
if (req.session.token) {
request(
{
method: "POST",
uri: `${config.apiURI}/deployment/stage1`,
body: JSON.stringify(req.body),
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${req.session.token}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
},
Laravel
public function stage1(Request $request){
return $request->all();
Tried json_decode, receive error expects param 1 to be string, tried accessing the variable in laravel $request->my_field, receive error can not access of none object

Answer 1

Resolved, I was missing the accept header
router.post("/", (req, res) => {
if (req.session.token) {
request(
{
method: "POST",
uri: `${config.apiURI}/deployment/stage1`,
body: JSON.stringify(req.body),
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${req.session.token}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Accept": "application/json"
},
},