Express.js -- Request Object

req.params

Return route param. The stuff before query param -- '?'

• Node:

router.get('/yomama/:something', function(req, res, next) {
  console.log(req.params.something);
});

• URI:

http://localhost:3000/fibonacci/yomama/3wafwa?node=xxx

• Output:

3wafwa

req.query

Return query string object. The stuff after query param -- '?'

• Node

router.get('/yomama/:something', function(req, res, next) {
  console.log(req.query)
});

• URI:

http://localhost:3000/fibonacci/yomama/3wafwa?node=xxx

• Output:

{ node: 'xxx' }

req.path

return everything until '?'

• URI: http://localhost:3000/fibonacci/yomama/3wafwa?node=xxx
• Output: /yomama/3wafwa

req.url

return the entire req url

• URI: http://localhost:3000/fibonacci/yomama/3wafwa?node=xxx
• Output: /yomama/3wafwa?node=xxx

req.body

return the entire req body