Get Parameter From URL in POST method in NodeJS/Express

Question

I want to do the following, but I don't know if its possible without do it string manipulation in the URL. I want to get some parameter from the url, I have some data that is passed in the post data, but I need to get some information(userID) from the URL:

1. I'm using express
2. I'm using post method
3. My URL is like:

http://www.mydomain.com/api/user/123456/test?v=1.0

I have the following code, to get all post request:

var http = require('http');
var url = require('url') ;
exp.post('*', function(req, res, next) {
     var queryObject = url.parse(req.url,true).query; // not working only get in the object the value v=1.0
     var parameter = req.param('name'); // get undefined

}

What I'm missing?

Thanks

Answer 1

GET params (as an object) are located in req.query. Give this a try:

exp.post('*', function(req, res, next) {
  console.log(req.query);
  console.log(req.query.v);
  next();
});

You will have to set up your route differently if you want to grab parameterized slugs from the URL itself. These are located in req.params:

exp.post('api/user/:userid', function(req, res, next) {
  console.log(req.params);
  console.log(req.params.userid);
  next();
});