#6370·express

wrong signature for req.body and next()

Author: its-diboCreated Mar 2, 2025Updated Jul 28, 2026
Labelsawaiting more infotypescript

This is a regression in v5

import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';

export function someMiddleware(){
  return (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
  
// Property 'body' does not exist on type 'Request<core.ParamsDictionary, any, any, core.Query, Record<string, any>>'.ts(2339)
req.body

// Property 'method' does not exist on type 'Request<core.ParamsDictionary, any, any, core.Query, Record<string, any>>'.ts(2339)
req.method 

// This expression is not callable.
// Type 'NextFunction' has no call signatures.ts(2349)
next()
}
}

Environment information

Version:

"dependencies": {
  "express": "^5.0.1",
"@types/express": "^5.0.0",
}

Platform: Linux 3f32d8f1babe 6.11.0-17-generic #17~24.04.2-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Jan 20 22:48:29 UTC 2 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Node.js version: v22.12.0