Trying to get URl parameters in express js,but got empty object.
var password= require('./routes/password');
app.use('/reset/:token',password);
password.js
router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
console.log(req.params);
res.send(req.params);
});
console.log(req.params) output is {}
Access url :http://localhost:3000/reset/CiVv6U9HUPlES3i0eUsNwK9zb7xVZpfHsQNuzMNWqLlGA4NJKoagwbcyiUZ8
By default, nested routers do not get passed any parameters that are used in mountpaths from their parent routers.
In your case, app is the parent router, which uses /reset/:token as a mountpath, and router is the nested router.
If you want router to be able to access req.params.token, create it as follows:
let router = express.Router({ mergeParams : true });
Documented here.
You are getting params and query mixed up.
Query approach
Your code should look like this when using query values for the example url: www.example.com?token=123&foo=bar
router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
console.log(req.query);
console.log(req.query.token); // to log value of token
console.log(req.query.foo); // to log value of foo
res.send(req.query);
});
Params approach
Your code should look like this when using params values for the example url: www.example.com/123
router.get('/:token', function(req, res, next) {
console.log(req.params);
console.log(req.params.token); // to log value of token
res.send(req.params);
});
Instead you can use a middleware to log the path params:
const logger = (req, res, next)=>{
console.log(req.params)
res.send(req.params)
next()//<----very important to call it.
};
app.use(logger); //<----use to apply in the app
router.get('/', (req, res, next)=>res.send('Logged.'));