Node.js http.ClientRequest.path Property

The http.ClientRequest.path is an inbuilt application programming interface of class ClientRequest within HTTP module which is used to get the request path for the particular client request.

Syntax:

request.path

Parameters: This property does not accept any argument as a parameter.

Return Value: This property returns the request path for the particular client request.

Example 1: Filename: index.js

Javascript

// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// request.path property

// Importing http module
const http = require('http');

// Setting up PORT
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;

// Creating http Server
const httpServer = http.createServer(
    function (request, response) {

        // Getting request path
        // by using request.path
        const value = request.path;
        console.log("Request URL: ", request.url)

        // Display result
        response.end("request path : " + value, 'utf8', () => {
            console.log("displaying the result...");

            httpServer.close(() => {
                console.log("server is closed")
            })
        });
    });

// Listening to http Server
httpServer.listen(PORT, () => {
    console.log("Server is running at port 3000...");
});

Run the index.js file using the following command:

node index.js

Output: 

Server is running at port 3000...

Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, you will see the following output on your screen:

request path : undefined

Now close the browser and you will see the following output on your terminal screen:

Server is running at port 3000...
Request URL:  /
displaying the result...
Request URL:  /favicon.ico
displaying the result...

Example 2: Filename: index.js

Javascript

// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// request.path property

// Importing http module
const http = require('http');

// Request and response handler
const http2Handlers = (request, response) => {

    // Getting request path
    // by using request.path
    const value = request.path;

    // display result
    response.end("request path : " + value, 'utf8', () => {
        console.log("displaying the result...");

        httpServer.close(() => {
            console.log("server is closed")
        })
    });
};

// Creating http Server
const httpServer = http.createServer(http2Handlers)
    .listen(3000, () => {
        console.log("Server is running at port 3000...");
    });

Run the index.js file using the following command:

node index.js

Output: 

Server is running at port 3000...

Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, you will see the following output on your screen:

request path : undefined

Now close the browser and you will see the following output on your terminal screen:

Server is running at port 3000...
displaying the result...
server is closed

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