get url express code example

Example 1: express get full url

var fullUrl = req.protocol + '://' + req.get('host') + req.originalUrl;

Example 2: express get url parameters

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

Example 3: express get raw path

const url = require('url');
const express = require('express');

const app = express();
app.use((req, res, next) => {
  const path = url.parse(req.url).path;
  // Do something...
});

const port = 3000;
app.listen(port, console.log(`Listening on port ${port}.`));

Example 4: express get host url

const hostWithProtocol = req.protocol + '://' + req.get('host')