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Passing context through a URL to NodeJS Express

I'm trying to make an e-mail verification system using Node.js, Express and EJS.

Currently, when a user registers, the server will generate a link, say

https://www.website.com/verify=foo/

and then sends it to their e-mail address. How do I make it so that the generated link directs to https://www.website.com/verify/ with the context foo, and then fetch it using a POST method to /verify, so that I can execute code with the given context?

Solution

  • Clicking a link usually causes a GET request. So in your server code you should listen for get

    app.get('/verify', function(req, res){
  res.send('foo: ' + req.query.foo);
});

    Please pay attention your link should in this case contain a ? and look like this: https://www.website.com/verify/?foo=value