How can I handle Mailgun POST data with a webhook?

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1

Using a Mailgun webhook to store email JSON in MongoDB via an iron-router POST, but the request body remains empty. How can I resolve this?

Router.defineRoute('/api/save/message', (req, res) => {
  let payload = req.body;
  console.log(payload);
  res.end();
});
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In my experience, the issue often stems from missing middleware that can handle the incoming JSON payload. When I encountered a similar problem, I found that setting up a body-parser middleware (or using a compatible package) before the route definitions resolved the issue entirely. The request body needs to be parsed into an object format so it doesn’t remain empty. I managed to get it working by introducing the proper middleware sequence to ensure the raw JSON data from Mailgun is processed correctly.

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The key point to check is how the inbound data is being parsed by your server. I encountered a similar situation where adjusting the middleware configuration was essential. For my implementation, I adjusted the body parsing setup to support both JSON and URL-encoded form data, which resolved the issue of an empty request body. Additionally, verifying Mailgun’s content type settings ensured that the webhook payload was processed correctly. Reviewing your middleware initialization order and supported content types can guide you toward resolving this problem.