How to get "HTTP_REFERER" with NodeJS?

Question

A way to get HTTP_REFERER , We can use document.referrer in browser side javascript . But how can we get it in NodeJS ?

possible duplicate of [Getting HTTP headers with node.js](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5922842/getting-http-headers-with-node-js) — Quentin, May 14 '12 at 08:44
Possible duplicate of [How do I find the a referring sites URL in node?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7237262/how-do-i-find-the-a-referring-sites-url-in-node) — Slava Fomin II, May 03 '16 at 22:04

score 112 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 21 '16 at 15:26

112

You can get it by...

req.headers.referer

in...

var http = require('http');
server = http.createServer(function(req, res){
...
}

edited Jun 21 '16 at 15:26

posit labs

answered Jun 18 '12 at 03:10

Phatsin.lk

@Shay, Isn't this the same thing in JavaScript? – Adam Grant Jul 23 '14 at 21:54
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@ajkochanowicz yes, but better convention – Shay Erlichmen Jul 24 '14 at 06:57
I would add that some browsers send referer (like chrome) and some referrer (like Safari on OSx) – in need of help Feb 22 '17 at 09:01
Consider https://stackoverflow.com/a/28238737/205832 instead if you use Express 4.x. – Peter Bengtsson Jun 05 '17 at 12:53
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This seems to no longer be the case ... where did it move to? There's no .headers on the IncomingMessage anywhere? – Oct 01 '21 at 15:14

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