How to get value of URL parameter in Node.js?

Question

For example I have this URL: http://localhost/chat.html?channel=talk How can I get the value of parameter channel in Node.js? I want to store the value of channel in a variable.

I changed server.get to this:

server.get("/channel", (req, res) => {
    let query = url.parse(req.url, true).query;
    console.log(req.query.channel);
    let rueckgabe = {
        channel: req.query.channel
    };
    res.send(JSON.stringify(rueckgabe));
});

Now I'm expecting an output of the value of channel on my console but nothing appears.

This is the full code of index.js:

//Server erstellen
const express = require("express");
let server = express();
server.use(express.static("public"));

//Socket.io
const http = require("http");
let httpServer = http.Server(server);
const socketIo = require("socket.io");
let io = socketIo(httpServer);

//Eventlistener bei Verbindungsaufbau
io.on("connection", (socket) => {
    console.log(socket.id);

    socket.on("chatnachricht", eingabe => {
        io.emit("nachricht", eingabe);
    });
});

let stdIn = process.openStdin();
stdIn.addListener("data", (eingabe) => {
    io.emit("nachricht", eingabe.toString());
});

server.get("/channel", (req, res) => {
    let query = url.parse(req.url, true).query;
    console.log(query);
    let rueckgabe = {
        channel: query.channel
    };
    //res.send(JSON.stringify(rueckgabe));
    res.send(JSON.stringify(rueckgabe));
});

httpServer.listen(80, () => {
    console.log("Server läuft");
});

SOLUTION

This code works so far but with limitations:

//Server erstellen
const express = require("express");
let server = express();
server.use(express.static("public"));

const http = require("http");
let httpServer = http.Server(server);
const socketIo = require("socket.io");
let io = socketIo(httpServer);
var router = express.Router();
const url = require("url");
var path = require('path');


//Eventlistener bei Verbindungsaufbau
io.on("connection", (socket) => {
    console.log(socket.id);

    socket.on("chatnachricht", eingabe => {
        io.emit("nachricht", eingabe);
    });
});

/*
let stdIn = process.openStdin();
stdIn.addListener("data", (eingabe) => {
    io.emit("nachricht", eingabe.toString());
});
*/

server.get("/chat", (req, res) => {
    let query = url.parse(req.url, true).query;
    console.log(query.channel);
    let rueckgabe = {
        channel: query.channel
    };
    res.sendFile('chat.html', { root: path.join(__dirname, 'public/') });
    //res.send(JSON.stringify(rueckgabe));
});

httpServer.listen(80, () => {
    console.log("Server läuft");
});

Now it works with server.get() but I can't use both res.sendFile('chat.html', { root: path.join(__dirname, 'public/') }); and res.send(JSON.stringify(rueckgabe));. How can I use both?

It's not clear what server is. Are you using express or is this something else? — richbai90
– richbai90, Commented Dec 12, 2018 at 18:32
Possible duplicate of How to get GET (query string) variables in Express.js on Node.js? — Farhan Ghumra
– Farhan Ghumra, Commented Dec 12, 2018 at 18:34

Elliot B. · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-12 18:39:09Z

1

It looks like you're using the Express framework for Node.

From the docs, query string params may be accessed via req.query:

server.get("/channel", (req, res) => {
    let id = req.query.id; // where "id" is a paramter on the query string
}

And if you need the full URL of the request:

server.get("/channel", (req, res) => {
    let fullUrl = req.protocol + '://' + req.get('host') + req.originalUrl;
}

edited Dec 12, 2018 at 18:39

answered Dec 12, 2018 at 18:33

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123php Over a year ago

server.get("/channel", (req, res) => { let id = req.query.id; // $_GET["id"] } This is not working for me.

Elliot B. Over a year ago

@123php Sounds like your query string parameters may be malformed or missing. Also, you do have change id to match the actual parameters used in your query string -- id is just an example.

123php Over a year ago

See my start post

123php Over a year ago

Sorry but console.log(req.query.channel); doesn't appear in my console. I have edited my start post, look at it again.

Elliot B. Over a year ago

@123php Yes, you need to replace id with the actual query string parameter in your requests. Try using req.query.channel.

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Mavi Domates · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-12 21:27:38Z

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Well you mentioned for this url http://localhost/chat.html?channel=talk you're not seeing the channel parameter in the server. That's because you aren't hitting the endpoint that you've defined.

Copy of your code from above

server.get("/channel", (req, res) => {
    let query = url.parse(req.url, true).query;
    console.log(req.query.channel);
    let rueckgabe = {
        channel: req.query.channel
    };
    res.send(JSON.stringify(rueckgabe));
});

You're setting the /channel url here. With this configuration if you want to get the query parameter you need to call http://localhost:{portnumber}/channel?channel=somerandomvalue

If you want to have the /chat url change your configuration like this:

server.get("/chat", (req, res) => {
    let query = url.parse(req.url, true).query;
    console.log(req.query.channel);
    let rueckgabe = {
        channel: req.query.channel
    };
    res.send(JSON.stringify(rueckgabe));
});

and call into http://localhost:{portnumber}/chat?channel=somerandomvalue

If you want to serve a static html while using the url name as the same file name you can do something like this:

var router = express.Router();
var path = require('path');

router.get('/chat', function(req, res) {
    // where chat.html is in the public directory
    console.log(req.query.channel);
    res.sendFile('chat.html', { root: path.join(__dirname, '../public/') });
});

edited Dec 12, 2018 at 21:27

answered Dec 12, 2018 at 20:23

Mavi Domates

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123php Over a year ago

Yes I understand. I have chat.html, you didn't mention chat.html in your URLs. If I call this URL http://localhost:{portnumber}/chat?channel=somerandomvalue I'll get an error because chat.html is missing.

Mavi Domates Over a year ago

You might need to update the /chat with /chat.html then - are you trying to serve a static html page?

123php Over a year ago

I‘m serving a static html page with JavaScript code

Mavi Domates Over a year ago

If you want to have a back-end code, serving static html is probably not a very good idea. Still - if you want to send a regular html (for now) you can use res.sendFile() - Example here: scotch.io/tutorials/use-expressjs-to-deliver-html-files

Mavi Domates Over a year ago

To explain this a bit more - the expectation would be to have the url like /chat - but when the user hits /chat url your server would send the static HTML file. All the other stuff (parameters etc...) would be handled in the server side.

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