How to pass url arguments (query string) to a HTTP

Question

Hi guys I'm creating a HTTP request on Angular, but I do not know how to add url arguments (query string) to it.

this.http.get(StaticSettings.BASE_URL).subscribe(
  (response) => this.onGetForecastResult(response.json()),
  (error) => this.onGetForecastError(error.json()),
  () => this.onGetForecastComplete()
);

Now my StaticSettings.BASE_URL is something like a url with no query string like: http://atsomeplace.com/ but I want it to be http://atsomeplace.com/?var1=val1&var2=val2

Where var1, and var2 fit on my Http request object? I want to add them like an object.

{
  query: {
    var1: val1,
    var2: val2
  }
}

and then just the Http module do the job to parse it into URL query string.

Answer 1

Angular 6

You can pass in parameters needed for get call by using params:

this.httpClient.get<any>(url, { params: x });

where x = { property: "123" }.

As for the api function that logs "123":

router.get('/example', (req, res) => {
    console.log(req.query.property);
})

Answer 2

The HttpClient methods allow you to set the params in it's options.

You can configure it by importing the HttpClientModule from the @angular/common/http package.

import {HttpClientModule} from '@angular/common/http';

@NgModule({
  imports: [ BrowserModule, HttpClientModule ],
  declarations: [ App ],
  bootstrap: [ App ]
})
export class AppModule {}

After that you can inject the HttpClient and use it to do the request.

import {HttpClient} from '@angular/common/http'

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  template: `
    <div>
      <h2>Hello {{name}}</h2>
    </div>
  `,
})
export class App {
  name:string;
  constructor(private httpClient: HttpClient) {
    this.httpClient.get('/url', {
      params: {
        appid: 'id1234',
        cnt: '5'
      },
      observe: 'response'
    })
    .toPromise()
    .then(response => {
      console.log(response);
    })
    .catch(console.log);
  }
}

For angular versions prior to version 4 you can do the same using the Http service.

The Http.get method takes an object that implements RequestOptionsArgs as a second parameter.

The search field of that object can be used to set a string or a URLSearchParams object.

An example:

 // Parameters obj-
 let params: URLSearchParams = new URLSearchParams();
 params.set('appid', StaticSettings.API_KEY);
 params.set('cnt', days.toString());

 //Http request-
 return this.http.get(StaticSettings.BASE_URL, {
   search: params
 }).subscribe(
   (response) => this.onGetForecastResult(response.json()), 
   (error) => this.onGetForecastError(error.json()), 
   () => this.onGetForecastComplete()
 );

The documentation for the Http class has more details. It can be found here and an working example here.

Answer 3

Version 5+

With Angular 5 and up, you DON'T have to use HttpParams. You can directly send your json object as shown below.

let data = {limit: "2"};
this.httpClient.get<any>(apiUrl, {params: data});

Please note that data values should be string, ie; { params: {limit: "2"}}

Version 4.3.x+

Use HttpParams, HttpClient from @angular/common/http

import { HttpParams, HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
...
constructor(private httpClient: HttpClient) { ... }
...
let params = new HttpParams();
params = params.append("page", 1);
....
this.httpClient.get<any>(apiUrl, {params: params});

Might help some!

Answer 4

My example

private options = new RequestOptions({headers: new Headers({'Content-Type': 'application/json'})});

My method

  getUserByName(name: string): Observable<MyObject[]> {
    //set request params
    let params: URLSearchParams = new URLSearchParams();
    params.set("name", name);
    //params.set("surname", surname); for more params
    this.options.search = params;

    let url = "http://localhost:8080/test/user/";
    console.log("url: ", url);

    return this.http.get(url, this.options)
      .map((resp: Response) => resp.json() as MyObject[])
      .catch(this.handleError);
  }

  private handleError(err) {
    console.log(err);
    return Observable.throw(err || 'Server error');
  }

in my component

  userList: User[] = [];
  this.userService.getUserByName(this.userName).subscribe(users => {
      this.userList = users;
    });

By postman

http://localhost:8080/test/user/?name=Ethem

Answer 5

Edit Angular >= 4.3.x

HttpClient has been introduced along with HttpParams. Below an example of use :

import { HttpParams, HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';

constructor(private http: HttpClient) { }

let params = new HttpParams();
params = params.append('var1', val1);
params = params.append('var2', val2);

this.http.get(StaticSettings.BASE_URL, {params: params}).subscribe(...);

---

(Old answers)

Edit Angular >= 4.x

requestOptions.search has been deprecated. Use requestOptions.params instead :

let requestOptions = new RequestOptions();
requestOptions.params = params;

---

Original answer (Angular 2)

You need to import URLSearchParams as below

import { Http, RequestOptions, URLSearchParams } from '@angular/http';

And then build your parameters and make the http request as the following :

let params: URLSearchParams = new URLSearchParams();
params.set('var1', val1);
params.set('var2', val2);

let requestOptions = new RequestOptions();
requestOptions.search = params;

this.http.get(StaticSettings.BASE_URL, requestOptions)
    .toPromise()
    .then(response => response.json())
...

Answer 6

If you plan on sending more than one parameter.

Component

private options = {
  sort:   '-id',
  select: null,
  limit:  1000,
  skip:   0,
  from:   null,
  to:     null
};

constructor(private service: Service) { }

ngOnInit() {
  this.service.getAllItems(this.options)
    .subscribe((item: Item[]) => {
      this.item = item;
    });
}

Service

private options = new RequestOptions({headers: new Headers({'Content-Type': 'application/json'})});
constructor(private http: Http) { }

getAllItems(query: any) {
  let params: URLSearchParams = new URLSearchParams();
  for(let key in query){
    params.set(key.toString(), query[key]);
  }
  this.options.search = params;
  this.header = this.headers();

And continue with your http request just how @ethemsulan did.

Server side route

router.get('/api/items', (req, res) => {
  let q = {};
  let skip = req.query.skip;
  let limit = req.query.limit;
  let sort  = req.query.sort;
  q.from = req.query.from;
  q.to = req.query.to;

  Items.find(q)
    .skip(skip)
    .limit(limit)
    .sort(sort)
    .exec((err, items) => {
      if(err) {
        return res.status(500).json({
          title: "An error occurred",
          error: err
        });
      }
      res.status(200).json({
        message: "Success",
        obj:  items
      });
    });
});