`request.method`

The HTTP method of the incoming request.

Since Fastify 5 Spec ↗

Syntax

request.method

string — The uppercase HTTP method, e.g. GET or POST.

import Fastify from 'fastify';

const app = Fastify();

app.addHook('onRequest', async (req) => {
  req.log.info(`${req.method} ${req.url}`);
});

Commonly read in hooks for logging or method-based logic. The value is always uppercase.