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Handle URL Parameters in an HTTP Endpoint

Problem​

You want to create a single HTTP endpoint that can handle requests where parts of the path are set per-request.

For example, a single endpoint that can handle requests to both:

http://example.com/hello-param/Nick
http://example.com/hello-param/Dave

Solution​

Use named path parameters in your HTTP In node's URL property and then access the specific value provided in a request using the msg.req.params property of the message.

Flow​


Flow JSON
[{"id":"ce53954b.31ac68","type":"http response","z":"3045204d.cfbae","name":"","x":490,"y":280,"wires":[]},{"id":"288a7c0.fd77584","type":"template","z":"3045204d.cfbae","name":"page","field":"payload","fieldType":"msg","format":"handlebars","syntax":"mustache","template":"<html>\n    <head></head>\n    <body>\n        <h1>Hello {{req.params.name}}!</h1>\n    </body>\n</html>","x":350,"y":280,"wires":[["ce53954b.31ac68"]]},{"id":"7665c67d.899a38","type":"http in","z":"3045204d.cfbae","name":"","url":"/hello-param/:name","method":"get","swaggerDoc":"","x":150,"y":280,"wires":[["288a7c0.fd77584"]]}]

Example​

[~]$ curl https://app_name.herokuapp.com/hello-param/Nick
<html>
    <head></head>
    <body>
        <h1>Hello Nick!</h1>
    </body>
</html>

Discussion​

Named path parameters in the URL property can be used to identify parts of the path that can vary between requests.

The msg.req.params property is an object of key/value pairs for each path parameter.

In the above example, the node is configured with a URL of /hello-params/:name, so a request to /hello-param/Nick results in the msg.req.params property containing:

{
    "name": "Nick"
}