Express.js req.accepts() Function
Last Updated :
17 Mar, 2023
The req.accepts() function checks if the specified content types are acceptable on the basis of the requests Accept HTTP header field. The method returns the best match, else it returns false if none of the specified content types is acceptable.
Syntax:
req.accepts( types )
Parameter: The type value is a single MIME type string.
Return Value: String
Installation of the express module:
You can visit the link to Install the express module. You can install this package by using this command.
npm install express
After installing the express module, you can check your express version in the command prompt using the command.
npm version express
After that, you can just create a folder and add a file, for example, index.js. To run this file you need to run the following command.
node index.js
Project structure:
Example 1: Filename: index.js
javascript
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const PORT = 3000;
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
console.log(req.get('Accept'));
console.log(req.accepts('application/json'));
res.end();
});
app.listen(PORT, function (err) {
if (err) console.log(err);
console.log("Server listening on PORT", PORT);
});
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Steps to run the program:
Make sure you have installed the express module using the following command:
npm install express
Run the index.js file using the below command:
node index.js
Output:
Console Output:
Server listening on PORT 3000
Browser Output:
Now make a GET request to http://localhost:3000/ with the header set to ‘ Accept: application/json’, then you will see the following output on your console:
Server listening on PORT 3000
application/json
application/json
Example 2: Filename: index.js
javascript
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const PORT = 3000;
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
console.log(req.get('Accept'));
console.log(req.accepts('text/plain'));
res.end();
});
app.listen(PORT, function (err) {
if (err) console.log(err);
console.log("Server listening on PORT", PORT);
});
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Steps to run the program:
Run the index.js file using the below command:
node index.js
Now make a GET request to http://localhost:3000/ with the header set to ‘ Accept: application/json’, then you will see the following output on your console:
Output:
Server listening on PORT 3000
application/json
false
Reference: https://expressjs.com/en/5x/api.html#req.accepts
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