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Node.js http.ClientRequest.method API

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The http.ClientRequest.method is an inbuilt application programming interface of class ClientRequest within http module which is used to get the object of client request method.

Syntax:

const request.method

Parameters: This API does not accept any argument as parameter.

Return Value : This method returns the object of client request method.

Example 1:

index.js




// Node.js program to demonstrate the  
// request.method APi
  
// Importing http module
const http = require('http');
  
// Create an HTTP server
const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
  res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
  res.end('okay');
});
  
// Now that server is running
server.listen(3000, '127.0.0.1', () => {
  
  // make a request
  const options = {
    port: 3000,
    host: '127.0.0.1',
    headers: {
      'Connection': 'Upgrade',
      'Upgrade': 'websocket'
    }
  };
  
  // getting client request
  const req = http.request(options);
  
  // getting method
  // by using method api
  const v = req.method;
  
  // display the result
  console.log("method :- " + v)
  
  process.exit(0)
});


Output:

Reference: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v12.x/docs/api/http.html#http_request_method


Last Updated : 24 Sep, 2021
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