Are query strings in golang safe?

Question

Consider the following fetch of the URLParam userId passed on a URL:

userId := http.Request.URL.Query().Get("userId")

Is this safe (escaped and ready to be used in a db call) as it is or do I need to escape it /sanitize it before use?

Answer 1

This is not db-safe, and you should use the database driver's escaping before putting anything in it.

You should use functions like sql.DB.Query() that let you pass arguments and properly escape them. http://golang.org/pkg/database/sql/#DB.Query

e.g.

userId := http.Request.URL.Query().Get("userId")

rows, err := db.Query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id=?", userId)