diff --git a/nodered/src/_http-body.js b/nodered/src/_http-body.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a90de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodered/src/_http-body.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * Tiny JSON body reader for trigger nodes.
+ *
+ * RED.httpNode.post(path, handler) registers a raw Express route with no
+ * body parser, so req.body is undefined. Trigger nodes call readJsonBody(req)
+ * to get a parsed object (or {} on error / non-JSON).
+ *
+ * Zero dependencies — avoids relying on Node-RED's bundled body-parser being
+ * resolvable from our nodesDir.
+ */
+function readJsonBody(req) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    if (req.body && typeof req.body === "object") return resolve(req.body);
+    let data = "";
+    req.setEncoding("utf8");
+    req.on("data", (c) => { data += c; });
+    req.on("end", () => {
+      if (!data) return resolve({});
+      try { resolve(JSON.parse(data)); } catch { resolve({}); }
+    });
+    req.on("error", () => resolve({}));
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = { readJsonBody };
diff --git a/nodered/src/bf-kiosk-camera-event.js b/nodered/src/bf-kiosk-camera-event.js
index e2446d7..1857c1e 100644
--- a/nodered/src/bf-kiosk-camera-event.js
+++ b/nodered/src/bf-kiosk-camera-event.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * Output msg shape (kept compatible with the previous filter version):
  *   { topic, kiosk_id, camera_id, source_type, payload }
  */
+const { readJsonBody } = require("./_http-body.js");
+
 module.exports = function (RED) {
   // Fixed ingest route. Server-side forwarders that want this node to receive
   // their event should POST to /in/camera.event. (Previous releases used a
@@ -27,8 +29,8 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     const filterIdRaw = (config.camera_id || "").toString().trim();
     const filterId = filterIdRaw && !isNaN(Number(filterIdRaw)) ? Number(filterIdRaw) : null;
 
-    function handler(req, res) {
-      const body = (req.body && typeof req.body === "object") ? req.body : {};
+    async function handler(req, res) {
+      const body = await readJsonBody(req);
       const kioskId = body.kiosk_id !== undefined ? body.kiosk_id
         : body.source_kiosk_id !== undefined ? body.source_kiosk_id
         : null;
diff --git a/nodered/src/bf-trigger-camera-changed.js b/nodered/src/bf-trigger-camera-changed.js
index 20c57ea..df909fe 100644
--- a/nodered/src/bf-trigger-camera-changed.js
+++ b/nodered/src/bf-trigger-camera-changed.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
  *
  * Output msg.payload: { camera_id, event: "created" | "updated" | "deleted" }
  */
+const { readJsonBody } = require("./_http-body.js");
+
 module.exports = function (RED) {
   const TOPIC = "camera.changed";
   const ROUTE = "/api/internal/" + TOPIC;
@@ -21,8 +23,8 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     const filterIdRaw = (config.camera_id || "").toString().trim();
     const filterId = filterIdRaw && !isNaN(Number(filterIdRaw)) ? Number(filterIdRaw) : null;
 
-    function handler(req, res) {
-      const body = (req.body && typeof req.body === "object") ? req.body : {};
+    async function handler(req, res) {
+      const body = await readJsonBody(req);
       const camId = body.camera_id !== undefined ? body.camera_id : null;
       if (filterId !== null && Number(camId) !== filterId) {
         return res.status(200).end();
diff --git a/nodered/src/bf-trigger-display-power.js b/nodered/src/bf-trigger-display-power.js
index d502629..fd739b2 100644
--- a/nodered/src/bf-trigger-display-power.js
+++ b/nodered/src/bf-trigger-display-power.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
  *
  * Output msg.payload: { display_id, kiosk_id, state: "on" | "standby" }
  */
+const { readJsonBody } = require("./_http-body.js");
+
 module.exports = function (RED) {
   const TOPIC = "display.power.changed";
   const ROUTE = "/api/internal/" + TOPIC;
@@ -21,8 +23,8 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     const filterIdRaw = (config.display_id || "").toString().trim();
     const filterId = filterIdRaw && !isNaN(Number(filterIdRaw)) ? Number(filterIdRaw) : null;
 
-    function handler(req, res) {
-      const body = (req.body && typeof req.body === "object") ? req.body : {};
+    async function handler(req, res) {
+      const body = await readJsonBody(req);
       const displayId = body.display_id !== undefined ? body.display_id : null;
       if (filterId !== null && Number(displayId) !== filterId) {
         return res.status(200).end();
diff --git a/nodered/src/bf-trigger-kiosk-changed.js b/nodered/src/bf-trigger-kiosk-changed.js
index e9c80c2..7b145bb 100644
--- a/nodered/src/bf-trigger-kiosk-changed.js
+++ b/nodered/src/bf-trigger-kiosk-changed.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  *     event: "connected" | "disconnected" | "heartbeat",
  *     cpu_temp_c?: number, fan_rpm?: number, fan_pwm?: number }
  */
+const { readJsonBody } = require("./_http-body.js");
+
 module.exports = function (RED) {
   const TOPIC = "kiosk.changed";
   const ROUTE = "/api/internal/" + TOPIC;
@@ -24,8 +26,8 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     const filterIdRaw = (config.kiosk_id || "").toString().trim();
     const filterId = filterIdRaw && !isNaN(Number(filterIdRaw)) ? Number(filterIdRaw) : null;
 
-    function handler(req, res) {
-      const body = (req.body && typeof req.body === "object") ? req.body : {};
+    async function handler(req, res) {
+      const body = await readJsonBody(req);
       const kioskId = body.kiosk_id !== undefined ? body.kiosk_id : null;
       if (filterId !== null && Number(kioskId) !== filterId) {
         return res.status(200).end();
diff --git a/nodered/src/bf-trigger-layout-changed.js b/nodered/src/bf-trigger-layout-changed.js
index 2db01e0..b7504e5 100644
--- a/nodered/src/bf-trigger-layout-changed.js
+++ b/nodered/src/bf-trigger-layout-changed.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
  *
  * Output msg.payload: { display_id, kiosk_id, layout_id, layout_name }
  */
+const { readJsonBody } = require("./_http-body.js");
+
 module.exports = function (RED) {
   const TOPIC = "layout.changed";
   const ROUTE = "/api/internal/" + TOPIC;
@@ -20,8 +22,8 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     const filterIdRaw = (config.display_id || "").toString().trim();
     const filterId = filterIdRaw && !isNaN(Number(filterIdRaw)) ? Number(filterIdRaw) : null;
 
-    function handler(req, res) {
-      const body = (req.body && typeof req.body === "object") ? req.body : {};
+    async function handler(req, res) {
+      const body = await readJsonBody(req);
       const displayId = body.display_id !== undefined ? body.display_id : null;
       if (filterId !== null && Number(displayId) !== filterId) {
         return res.status(200).end();
diff --git a/nodered/src/bf-trigger-status.js b/nodered/src/bf-trigger-status.js
index 916adb5..d23ee1c 100644
--- a/nodered/src/bf-trigger-status.js
+++ b/nodered/src/bf-trigger-status.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
  * Output msg.payload:
  *   { kiosk_id, kiosk_name, cpu_temp_c, fan_rpm, fan_pwm }
  */
+const { readJsonBody } = require("./_http-body.js");
+
 module.exports = function (RED) {
   const TOPIC = "kiosk.status";
   const ROUTE = "/api/internal/" + TOPIC;
@@ -21,8 +23,8 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     const filterIdRaw = (config.kiosk_id || "").toString().trim();
     const filterId = filterIdRaw && !isNaN(Number(filterIdRaw)) ? Number(filterIdRaw) : null;
 
-    function handler(req, res) {
-      const body = (req.body && typeof req.body === "object") ? req.body : {};
+    async function handler(req, res) {
+      const body = await readJsonBody(req);
       const kioskId = body.kiosk_id !== undefined ? body.kiosk_id : null;
       if (filterId !== null && Number(kioskId) !== filterId) {
         return res.status(200).end();