POST request with Axios not sending data to my server - node.js

Question

Here is my React code for the form submission:
const handleSubmit = (e) => {
e.preventDefault();
console.log('item:', item);
Axios.post('http://<MY_SERVER>/item/add', {name:item})
.then(response => console.log(response))
.catch(err => console.log(err));
};
and this is the code in my Node API:
// Add a new Item
app.post('/item/add', (req, res) => {
const newItem = new Item({
name: req.body.name
});
newItem.save()
.then(item => {
res.json({msg: 'success'});
})
.catch(err => console.log(err));
});
When I run the handleSubmit nothing happens. I only get the console.logs... Also, here is the error from my server
'ValidationError: item validation failed: name: Path' `name` is required
So it is clear that the data sent over to the api is never received. I've tried changing it up in many ways I have came across online but no luck.

Answer 1

I have attached both ways to post data i.e. Form URL Encoded and JSON. For sending Form Url Encoded data we need an additional Library querystring.
You can install it using npm install query-string
Here is the code for both the requests. You don't need query-string if you are using content type application/json.
Here you go
var axios = require('axios');
const qs = require('querystring');
function sendFormUrlEncodedData() {
const headers = {
'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
};
const payload = {
name: 'morpheus',
job: 'leader'
};
//Send data with form url using querystring node package for it.
axios
.post('https://reqres.in/api/users', qs.stringify(payload), {
headers: headers
})
.then(res => {
console.log(res.data);
})
.catch(err => {
console.log(err);
});
}
function sendJSONData() {
const headers = {
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
};
const payload = {
name: 'morpheus',
job: 'leader'
};
//Send data with JSON, so stringifying it.
axios
.post('https://reqres.in/api/users', JSON.stringify(payload), {
headers: headers
})
.then(res => {
console.log(res.data);
})
.catch(err => {
console.log(err);
});
}
sendFormUrlEncodedData();
sendJSONData();

Answer 2

First of all check whether your backend code is working or not by using postman. I think you are getting validation error because of the error of your backend code. And also check whether that you are implemented the name attribute correctly with its data type.
After that update, the react code as below.
import axios from 'axios';
constructor() {
this.item = {
name: ''
}
}
handleSubmit(event) {
console.log('item:', this.item.name);
event.preventDefault();
axios.post('http://<MY_SERVER>/item/add', this.item)
.then(response => {
console.log(response.data);
})
.catch(error => {
console.log(error);
});
}