diff --git a/api/server.js b/api/server.js
index badc3026a..c9dd8895f 100644
--- a/api/server.js
+++ b/api/server.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ const server = express();
 
 // global middlewares and the user's router need to be connected here
 
+server.use(express.json());
+
 server.get('/', (req, res) => {
   res.send(`<h2>Let's write some middleware!</h2>`);
 });