Simple Directus extension that sets the serialized request body in the express request object.

In your Directus project directory run:

npm install directus-extension-raw-body

Create an environment variable RAW_BODY_ENDPOINT_PATTERN with a Regex Expression matching the endpoints/routes where rawBody will be added to the request object.

Examples:

# Matches all endpoints for a specific extension
RAW_BODY_ENDPOINT_PATTERN='^\/sample-extension\/.*$'

# Matches all endpoints (not recommended)
RAW_BODY_ENDPOINT_PATTERN='*'

# Matches two routes /hello-world and /sample/path
RAW_BODY_ENDPOINT_PATTERN='^(\/hello-world|\/sample\/path)$'

Restart Directus for the changes to take effect.

Create a directus endpoint extension:

• JS

  export default (router, _) => {
    router.post(
      '/sample',
      async (req, res, _next) => {
      console.log('Raw body:', req.rawBody)
  
       return res.json({
         status: 'OK',
         raw_body: req.rawBody,
       })
    }
  )

• TS

  export default (router, _) => {
    router.post(
      '/sample',
      async (req: RequestWithRawBody, res: ServerResponse, _next) => {
      console.log('Raw body:', req.rawBody)
  
      return res.json({
        status: 'OK',
        raw_body: req.rawBody,
      })
    }
  )