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req.url / req.originalUrl

The request URL; originalUrl preserves the full path even inside mounted routers.

Since Express 4 Spec ↗

Syntax

req.url  /  req.originalUrl

Returns

string — The URL path and query string.

Examples

// GET /api/users?active=1  mounted at /api
const router = express.Router();
router.get('/users', (req, res) => {
  res.json({ url: req.url, original: req.originalUrl });
});
app.use('/api', router);
Output 
{"url":"/users?active=1","original":"/api/users?active=1"}

app.use((req, res, next) => {
  console.log(req.originalUrl);
  next();
});
Output 
/api/users?active=1

Notes

`req.url` is rewritten relative to the router mount point; `req.originalUrl` always holds the unchanged full URL - use it for logging and redirects. Both include the query string, unlike `req.path`.

See also