Node.js · Junior · Question 63 of 75

How do you read `42` from the URL `/users/42` in Express?

app.get("/users/:id", (req, res) => {
  // ?
});

1req.body.id
2req.query.id
✓Correct answer: req.params.id

Explanation

Route parameters are in req.params and are strings. Query strings like /users?page=2 are in req.query.

Further reading

Express: Routing ↗

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