express js get params code example

Example 1: express js params

app.get('/path/:name', function(req, res) { // url: /path/test
  console.log(req.params.name);  // result: test
});

// OR

app.get('/path', function(req, res) {  // url: /path?name='test'
  console.log(req.query['name']);  // result: test
});

Example 2: express get params after ?

GET /something?color1=red&color2=blue

app.get('/something', (req, res) => {
    req.query.color1 === 'red'  // true
    req.query.color2 === 'blue' // true
})

Example 3: express get url parameters

app.get('/path/:name', function(req, res) {
  res.send("tagId is set to " + req.params.name);
});

Example 4: express param in url

app.get('/p/:tagId', function(req, res) {
  res.send("tagId is set to " + req.params.tagId);
});

// GET /p/5
// tagId is set to 5

Example 5: get url params in express

app.get("/users/:id",(req,res)=>{ // https://domain.com/users/817178
  const id = req.params.id ; //  817178
})
app.get("/users?name=anas",(req,res)=> { // https://domain.com/users?name=anas
const name  = req.query.name ; //anas
})