Request

Type: Class
Namespace: craft\web
Inherits: craft\web\Request » yii\web\Request (opens new window) » yii\base\Request (opens new window) » yii\base\Component (opens new window) » yii\base\BaseObject (opens new window)
Implements: yii\base\Configurable (opens new window)
Uses traits: craft\base\RequestTrait
Since: 3.0.0

# Public Properties

Property	Description
_token	string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
absoluteUrl (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – The currently requested absolute URL.
acceptableContentTypes (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – The content types ordered by the quality score.
acceptableLanguages (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – The languages ordered by the preference level.
acceptsImage	boolean (opens new window)
acceptsJson	boolean (opens new window)
actionSegments	array (opens new window) – The segments of the requested controller action path, if this is an action request.
authCredentials (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – That contains exactly two elements: - 0: the username sent via HTTP authentication, `null` if the username is not given - 1: the password sent via HTTP authentication, `null` if the password is not given.
authPassword (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The password sent via HTTP authentication, `null` if the password is not given.
authUser (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The username sent via HTTP authentication, `null` if the username is not given.
baseUrl (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – The relative URL for the application.
behaviors (opens new window)	yii\base\Behavior (opens new window) – List of behaviors attached to this component.
bodyParams (opens new window)	array (opens new window), object (opens new window) – The request parameters given in the request body.
clientOs	string (opens new window) – The OS the client is running.
contentType (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – Request content-type.
cookieValidationKey (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – A secret key used for cookie validation.
cookies (opens new window)	yii\web\CookieCollection (opens new window) – The cookie collection.
csrfCookie (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – The configuration for creating the CSRF cookie (opens new window).
csrfParam (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – The name of the token used to prevent CSRF.
csrfToken (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – The token used to perform CSRF validation.
csrfTokenFromHeader (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The CSRF token sent via CSRF_HEADER (opens new window) by browser.
eTags (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – The entity tags.
enableCookieValidation (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether cookies should be validated to ensure they are not tampered.
enableCsrfCookie (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether to use cookie to persist CSRF token.
enableCsrfValidation (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether to enable CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) validation.
fullPath	string (opens new window) – The full requested path, including the control panel trigger and pagination info.
fullUri	string (opens new window)
generalConfig	craft\config\GeneralConfig, array (opens new window), string (opens new window)
hadToken	boolean (opens new window)
headers (opens new window)	yii\web\HeaderCollection (opens new window) – The header collection.
hostInfo (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Schema and hostname part (with port number if needed) of the request URL (e.g. `https://www.yiiframework.com`), null if can't be obtained from `$_SERVER` and wasn't set.
hostName (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Hostname part of the request URL (e.g. `www.yiiframework.com`).
ipHeaders	string (opens new window)[] – List of headers where proxies store the real client IP.
isActionRequest	boolean (opens new window) – Whether a specific controller action was requested.
isAjax (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is an AJAX (XMLHttpRequest) request.
isConsoleRequest (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – The value indicating whether the current request is made via console.
isCpRequest	boolean (opens new window) – Whether the control panel was requested.
isDelete (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is a DELETE request.
isFlash (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is an Adobe Flash or Adobe Flex request.
isGet (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is a GET request.
isGraphql	boolean (opens new window) – Whether the request’s MIME type is `application/graphql`
isHead (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is a HEAD request.
isJson	boolean (opens new window) – Whether the request’s MIME type is `application/json`
isLivePreview	boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is a Live Preview request.
isLoginRequest	boolean (opens new window)
isOptions (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is a OPTIONS request.
isPatch (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is a PATCH request.
isPjax (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is a PJAX request.
isPost (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is a POST request.
isPreview	boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is an element preview request.
isPut (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is a PUT request.
isSecureConnection (opens new window)	boolean (opens new window) – If the request is sent via secure channel (https).
isSiteRequest	boolean (opens new window) – Whether the front end site was requested.
isWebAliasSetDynamically	boolean (opens new window)
isWebrootAliasSetDynamically	boolean (opens new window)
maxPageNum	integer (opens new window) – The highest page number that Craft should accept.
method (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – Request method, such as GET, POST, HEAD, PUT, PATCH, DELETE.
methodParam (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – The name of the POST parameter that is used to indicate if a request is a PUT, PATCH or DELETE request tunneled through POST.
mimeType	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The MIME type of the request, extracted from the request’s content type
normalizedContentType	string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
origin (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – URL origin of a CORS request, `null` if not available.
pageNum	integer (opens new window) – The requested page number.
parsers (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – The parsers for converting the raw HTTP request body into bodyParams (opens new window).
path	string (opens new window) – The requested path, sans control panel trigger and pagination info.
pathInfo (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – Part of the request URL that is after the entry script and before the question mark.
port (opens new window)	integer (opens new window) – Port number for insecure requests.
portHeaders (opens new window)	string (opens new window)[] – List of headers where proxies store the real request port.
preferredLanguage (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – The language that the application should use.
queryParams (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – The request GET parameter values.
queryString (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – Part of the request URL that is after the question mark.
queryStringWithoutPath	string (opens new window) – The request’s query string, without the path parameter.
rawBody (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – The request body.
rawCookies	yii\web\CookieCollection (opens new window) – The cookie collection.
referrer (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – URL referrer, null if not available.
remoteHost (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Remote host name, `null` if not available.
remoteIP (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Remote IP address, `null` if not available.
scriptFile (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – The entry script file path.
scriptFilename	string (opens new window) – The requested script name being used to access Craft (e.g. “index.
scriptUrl (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – The relative URL of the entry script.
secureHeaders (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – Lists of headers that are, by default, subject to the trusted host configuration.
securePort (opens new window)	integer (opens new window) – Port number for secure requests.
secureProtocolHeaders (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – List of headers to check for determining whether the connection is made via HTTPS.
segments	array (opens new window) – The segments of the requested path.
serverName (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Server name, null if not available.
serverPort (opens new window)	integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Server port number, null if not available.
siteToken	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The token, or `null` if there isn’t one.
sites	craft\services\Sites, array (opens new window), string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
token	string (opens new window) – The token submitted with the request, if there is one.
trustedHosts (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – The configuration for trusted security related headers.
url (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – The currently requested relative URL.
userAgent (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – User agent, null if not available.
userHost (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – User host name, null if not available.
userIP (opens new window)	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – User IP address, null if not available.

# `_token`

Type: string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

# `acceptsImage`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.5.0

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# `acceptsJson`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `actionSegments`

Type: array (opens new window)
Default value: null

The segments of the requested controller action path, if this is an action request.

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# `clientOs`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

The OS the client is running.

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# `fullPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null

The full requested path, including the control panel trigger and pagination info.

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# `fullUri`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.5.0

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# `generalConfig`

Type: craft\config\GeneralConfig, array (opens new window), string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Since: 3.5.10

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# `hadToken`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.6.0

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# `ipHeaders`

Type: string (opens new window)[]
Default value: [ 'Client-IP', 'X-Forwarded-For', 'X-Forwarded', 'X-Cluster-Client-IP', 'Forwarded-For', 'Forwarded', ]

List of headers where proxies store the real client IP. It's not advisable to put insecure headers here. To use the Forwarded header according to RFC 7239, the header must be added to secureHeaders (opens new window) list. The match of header names is case-insensitive.

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# `isActionRequest`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null

Whether a specific controller action was requested.

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# `isCpRequest`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null

Whether the control panel was requested.

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# `isGraphql`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null

Whether the request’s MIME type is application/graphql

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# `isJson`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null

Whether the request’s MIME type is application/json

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# `isLivePreview`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null

Whether this is a Live Preview request.

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# `isLoginRequest`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.2.0

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# `isPreview`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null

Whether this is an element preview request.

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# `isSiteRequest`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null

Whether the front end site was requested.

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# `maxPageNum`

Type: integer (opens new window)
Default value: 100000
Since: 3.1.14

The highest page number that Craft should accept.

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# `mimeType`

Type: string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

The MIME type of the request, extracted from the request’s content type

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# `normalizedContentType`

Type: string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.3.8

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# `pageNum`

Type: integer (opens new window)
Default value: null

The requested page number.

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# `path`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null

The requested path, sans control panel trigger and pagination info.

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# `queryStringWithoutPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null

The request’s query string, without the path parameter.

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# `rawCookies`

Type: yii\web\CookieCollection (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.5.0

The cookie collection.

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# `segments`

Type: array (opens new window)
Default value: null

The segments of the requested path.

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# `siteToken`

Type: string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.6.0

The token, or null if there isn’t one.

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# `sites`

Type: craft\services\Sites, array (opens new window), string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: 'sites'
Since: 3.5.10

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# `token`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null

The token submitted with the request, if there is one.

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# Public Methods

Method	Description
__call() (opens new window)	Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone() (opens new window)	This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one.
__construct() (opens new window)	Constructor.
__get() (opens new window)	Returns the value of a component property.
__isset() (opens new window)	Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__set() (opens new window)	Sets the value of a component property.
__unset() (opens new window)	Sets a component property to be null.
accepts()	Returns whether the request will accept a given content type3
attachBehavior() (opens new window)	Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors() (opens new window)	Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
behaviors() (opens new window)	Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
canGetProperty() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
checkIfActionRequest()	Checks to see if this is an action request.
className() (opens new window)	Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
detachBehavior() (opens new window)	Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors() (opens new window)	Detaches all behaviors from the component.
ensureBehaviors() (opens new window)	Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() (opens new window) are attached to this component.
get() (opens new window)	Returns GET parameter with a given name. If name isn't specified, returns an array of all GET parameters.
getAbsoluteUrl()	Returns the currently requested absolute URL.
getAcceptableContentTypes() (opens new window)	Returns the content types acceptable by the end user.
getAcceptableLanguages() (opens new window)	Returns the languages acceptable by the end user.
getAcceptsImage()	Returns whether the request will accept an image response.
getAcceptsJson()	Returns whether the request will accept a JSON response.
getActionSegments()	Returns the segments of the requested controller action path, if this is an action request.
getAuthCredentials() (opens new window)
getAuthPassword() (opens new window)
getAuthUser() (opens new window)
getBaseUrl() (opens new window)	Returns the relative URL for the application.
getBehavior() (opens new window)	Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors() (opens new window)	Returns all behaviors attached to this component.
getBodyParam()	Returns the named request body parameter value.
getBodyParams()	Returns the request parameters given in the request body.
getClientOs()	Returns whether the client is running "Windows", "Mac", "Linux" or "Other", based on the browser's UserAgent string.
getContentType() (opens new window)	Returns request content-type The Content-Type header field indicates the MIME type of the data contained in getRawBody() (opens new window) or, in the case of the HEAD method, the media type that would have been sent had the request been a GET.
getCookies() (opens new window)	Returns the cookie collection.
getCsrfToken()	Returns the token used to perform CSRF validation.
getCsrfTokenFromHeader() (opens new window)
getETags() (opens new window)	Gets the Etags.
getFullPath()	Returns the full request path, whether that came from the path info or the path query parameter.
getFullUri()	Returns the full requested URI.
getHadToken()	Returns whether the request initially had a token.
getHeaders() (opens new window)	Returns the header collection.
getHostInfo() (opens new window)	Returns the schema and host part of the current request URL.
getHostName() (opens new window)	Returns the host part of the current request URL.
getIsActionRequest()	Returns whether a specific controller action was requested.
getIsAjax() (opens new window)	Returns whether this is an AJAX (XMLHttpRequest) request.
getIsConsoleRequest() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether the current request is made via command line.
getIsCpRequest()	Returns whether the control panel was requested.
getIsDelete() (opens new window)	Returns whether this is a DELETE request.
getIsFlash() (opens new window)	Returns whether this is an Adobe Flash or Flex request.
getIsGet() (opens new window)	Returns whether this is a GET request.
getIsGraphql()	Returns whether the request’s MIME type is `application/graphql`.
getIsHead() (opens new window)	Returns whether this is a HEAD request.
getIsJson()	Returns whether the request’s MIME type is `application/json`.
getIsLivePreview()	Returns whether this is a Live Preview request.
getIsLoginRequest()	Returns whether this was a Login request.
getIsOptions() (opens new window)	Returns whether this is an OPTIONS request.
getIsPatch() (opens new window)	Returns whether this is a PATCH request.
getIsPjax() (opens new window)	Returns whether this is a PJAX request.
getIsPost() (opens new window)	Returns whether this is a POST request.
getIsPreview()	Returns whether this is an element preview request.
getIsPut() (opens new window)	Returns whether this is a PUT request.
getIsSecureConnection() (opens new window)	Return if the request is sent via secure channel (https).
getIsSiteRequest()	Returns whether the front end site was requested.
getMethod() (opens new window)	Returns the method of the current request (e.g. GET, POST, HEAD, PUT, PATCH, DELETE).
getMimeType()	Returns the MIME type of the request, extracted from the request’s content type.
getNormalizedContentType()	Returns the normalized content type.
getOrigin() (opens new window)	Returns the URL origin of a CORS request.
getPageNum()	Returns the requested page number.
getParam()	Returns the named parameter value from either GET or the request body.
getPathInfo()	Returns the requested path, sans control panel trigger and pagination info.
getPort() (opens new window)	Returns the port to use for insecure requests.
getPreferredLanguage() (opens new window)	Returns the user-preferred language that should be used by this application.
getQueryParam()	Returns the named GET parameter value.
getQueryParams()	Returns the request parameters given in the queryString (opens new window).
getQueryString() (opens new window)	Returns part of the request URL that is after the question mark.
getQueryStringWithoutPath()	Returns the request’s query string, without the path parameter.
getRawBody() (opens new window)	Returns the raw HTTP request body.
getRawCookies()	Returns the “raw” cookie collection.
getReferrer() (opens new window)	Returns the URL referrer.
getRemoteHost() (opens new window)	Returns the host name of the other end of this connection.
getRemoteIP()	Returns the IP on the other end of this connection.
getRequiredBodyParam()	Returns the named request body parameter value, or bails on the request with a 400 error if that parameter doesn’t exist.
getRequiredParam()	Returns the named parameter value from either GET or the request body, or bails on the request with a 400 error if that parameter doesn’t exist anywhere.
getRequiredQueryParam()	Returns the named GET parameter value, or bails on the request with a 400 error if that parameter doesn’t exist.
getScriptFile() (opens new window)	Returns the entry script file path.
getScriptFilename()	Returns the requested script name being used to access Craft (e.g. “index.php”).
getScriptUrl() (opens new window)	Returns the relative URL of the entry script.
getSecurePort() (opens new window)	Returns the port to use for secure requests.
getSegment()	Returns a specific segment from the Craft path.
getSegments()	Returns the segments of the requested path.
getServerName() (opens new window)	Returns the server name.
getServerPort() (opens new window)	Returns the server port number. If a port is specified via a forwarding header (e.g. 'X-Forwarded-Port') and the remote host is a "trusted host" the that port will be used (see portHeaders (opens new window)), otherwise the default server port will be returned.
getSiteToken()	Returns the site token submitted with the request, if there is one.
getToken()	Returns the token submitted with the request, if there is one.
getUrl() (opens new window)	Returns the currently requested relative URL.
getUserAgent() (opens new window)	Returns the user agent.
getUserHost() (opens new window)	Returns the user host name.
getUserIP()	Returns the user IP address.
getValidatedBodyParam()	Validates and returns the named request body parameter value, or bails on the request with a 400 error if that parameter doesn’t pass validation.
hasEventHandlers() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.
hasMethod() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.
init()	Initializes the object.
isMobileBrowser()	Returns whether the request is coming from a mobile browser.
off() (opens new window)	Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
on() (opens new window)	Attaches an event handler to an event.
parseAcceptHeader() (opens new window)	Parses the given `Accept` (or `Accept-Language`) header.
post() (opens new window)	Returns POST parameter with a given name. If name isn't specified, returns an array of all POST parameters.
regenCsrfToken()	Regenerates a CSRF token.
resolve() (opens new window)	Resolves the current request into a route and the associated parameters.
setAcceptableContentTypes() (opens new window)	Sets the acceptable content types.
setAcceptableLanguages() (opens new window)
setBaseUrl() (opens new window)	Sets the relative URL for the application.
setBodyParams() (opens new window)	Sets the request body parameters.
setHostInfo() (opens new window)	Sets the schema and host part of the application URL.
setIsActionRequest()	Overrides whether this request should be treated as an action request.
setIsConsoleRequest() (opens new window)	Sets the value indicating whether the current request is made via command line.
setIsCpRequest()	Sets whether the control panel was requested.
setIsLivePreview()	Sets whether this is a Live Preview request.
setPathInfo() (opens new window)	Sets the path info of the current request.
setPort() (opens new window)	Sets the port to use for insecure requests.
setQueryParams() (opens new window)	Sets the request queryString (opens new window) parameters.
setRawBody() (opens new window)	Sets the raw HTTP request body, this method is mainly used by test scripts to simulate raw HTTP requests.
setScriptFile() (opens new window)	Sets the entry script file path.
setScriptUrl() (opens new window)	Sets the relative URL for the application entry script.
setSecurePort() (opens new window)	Sets the port to use for secure requests.
setToken()	Sets the token value.
setUrl() (opens new window)	Sets the currently requested relative URL.
trigger() (opens new window)	Triggers an event.
validateCsrfToken() (opens new window)	Performs the CSRF validation.

# `accepts()`

Returns whether the request will accept a given content type3

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Arguments

$contentType (string (opens new window))

Returns

boolean (opens new window)

# `checkIfActionRequest()`

Since: 3.7.0

Checks to see if this is an action request.

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Arguments

$force (boolean (opens new window)) – Whether to recheck even if we already know
$checkToken (boolean (opens new window)) – Whether to check if there’s a token on the request and use that.
$checkSpecialPaths (boolean (opens new window)) – Whether to check for special URIs that should route to controller actions

# `getAbsoluteUrl()`

Returns the currently requested absolute URL.

This is a shortcut to the concatenation of hostInfo (opens new window) and url (opens new window).

WARNING

Don’t include the results of this method in places that will be cached, to avoid a cache poisoning attack.

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Returns

string (opens new window) – The currently requested absolute URL.

# `getAcceptsImage()`

Since: 3.5.0

Returns whether the request will accept an image response.

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Returns

boolean (opens new window)

# `getAcceptsJson()`

Returns whether the request will accept a JSON response.

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Returns

boolean (opens new window)

# `getActionSegments()`

Returns the segments of the requested controller action path, if this is an action request.

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Returns

array (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The action path segments, or null if this isn’t an action request.

# `getBodyParam()`

Returns the named request body parameter value.

If the parameter does not exist, the second argument passed to this method will be returned.

See also:

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Arguments

$name (string (opens new window)) – The parameter name.
$defaultValue (mixed) – The default parameter value if the parameter does not exist.

Returns

mixed – The parameter value

// get $_POST['foo'], if it exists
$foo = Craft::$app->request->getBodyParam('foo');

// get $_POST['foo']['bar'], if it exists
$bar = Craft::$app->request->getBodyParam('foo.bar');

# `getBodyParams()`

Returns the request parameters given in the request body.

Request parameters are determined using the parsers configured in parsers (opens new window) property. If no parsers are configured for the current contentType (opens new window) it uses the PHP function mb_parse_str() to parse the request body (opens new window).

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Returns

array (opens new window), object (opens new window) – The request parameters given in the request body.

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException (opens new window)
if a registered parser does not implement the \craft\web\RequestParserInterface.

# `getClientOs()`

Returns whether the client is running "Windows", "Mac", "Linux" or "Other", based on the browser's UserAgent string.

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Returns

string (opens new window) – The OS the client is running.

Example

PHP
Twig

$clientOs = Craft::$app->request->clientOs;

# `getCsrfToken()`

Returns the token used to perform CSRF validation.

This token is a masked version of \craft\web\rawCsrfToken to prevent BREACH attacks (opens new window). This token may be passed along via a hidden field of an HTML form or an HTTP header value to support CSRF validation.

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Arguments

$regenerate (boolean (opens new window)) – Whether to regenerate CSRF token. When this parameter is true, each time this method is called, a new CSRF token will be generated and persisted (in session or cookie).

Returns

string (opens new window) – The token used to perform CSRF validation.

# `getFullPath()`

Returns the full request path, whether that came from the path info or the path query parameter.

Leading and trailing slashes will be removed.

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Returns

string (opens new window)

# `getFullUri()`

Since: 3.5.0

Returns the full requested URI.

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Returns

string (opens new window)

# `getHadToken()`

Since: 3.6.0

Returns whether the request initially had a token.

View source (opens new window)

Returns

boolean (opens new window)

Throws

yii\web\BadRequestHttpException (opens new window)

# `getIsActionRequest()`

Returns whether a specific controller action was requested.

There are several ways that this method could return true:

If the first segment in the Craft path matches the action trigger (opens new window)
If there is an action param in either the POST data or query string
If the Craft path matches the Login path, the Logout path, or the Set Password path

View source (opens new window)

Returns

boolean (opens new window) – Whether the current request should be routed to a controller action.

# `getIsCpRequest()`

Returns whether the control panel was requested.

The result depends on whether the first segment in the URI matches the control panel trigger (opens new window).

View source (opens new window)

Returns

boolean (opens new window) – Whether the current request should be routed to the control panel.

# `getIsGraphql()`

Since: 3.5.0

Returns whether the request’s MIME type is application/graphql.

View source (opens new window)

Returns

boolean (opens new window)

# `getIsJson()`

Since: 3.5.0

Returns whether the request’s MIME type is application/json.

View source (opens new window)

Returns

boolean (opens new window)

# `getIsLivePreview()`

Returns whether this is a Live Preview request.

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As of Craft 3.2, entries use a new previewing system, so this won’t return true for them. Check getIsPreview() instead for entries.

View source (opens new window)

Returns

boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is a Live Preview request.

Example

PHP
Twig

$isLivePreview = Craft::$app->request->isLivePreview;

# `getIsLoginRequest()`

Since: 3.2.0

Returns whether this was a Login request.

View source (opens new window)

Returns

boolean (opens new window)

# `getIsPreview()`

Since: 3.2.1

Returns whether this is an element preview request.

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This will only return true when previewing entries at the moment. For all other element types, check getIsLivePreview().

View source (opens new window)

Returns

boolean (opens new window)

Example

PHP
Twig

$isPreviewRequest = Craft::$app->request->isPreview;

# `getIsSiteRequest()`

Returns whether the front end site was requested.

The result will always just be the opposite of whatever getIsCpRequest() returns.

View source (opens new window)

Returns

boolean (opens new window) – Whether the current request should be routed to the front-end site.

# `getMimeType()`

Since: 3.5.0

Returns the MIME type of the request, extracted from the request’s content type.

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Returns

string (opens new window), null (opens new window)

# `getNormalizedContentType()`

Since: 3.3.8

Returns the normalized content type.

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Returns

string (opens new window), null (opens new window)

# `getPageNum()`

Returns the requested page number.

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Returns

integer (opens new window) – The requested page number.

Example

PHP
Twig

$page = Craft::$app->request->pageNum;

# `getParam()`

Returns the named parameter value from either GET or the request body.

If the parameter does not exist, the second parameter to this method will be returned.

See also:

View source (opens new window)

Arguments

$name (string (opens new window)) – The parameter name.
$defaultValue (mixed) – The default parameter value if the parameter does not exist.

Returns

mixed – The parameter value.

# `getPathInfo()`

Returns the requested path, sans control panel trigger and pagination info.

If $returnRealPathInfo is returned, then yii\web\Request::getPathInfo() (opens new window) will be returned.

View source (opens new window)

Arguments

$returnRealPathInfo (boolean (opens new window)) – Whether the real path info should be returned instead.

Returns

string (opens new window) – The requested path, or the path info.

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException (opens new window)
if the path info cannot be determined due to unexpected server configuration

# `getQueryParam()`

Returns the named GET parameter value.

If the GET parameter does not exist, the second argument passed to this method will be returned.

Arguments

$name (string (opens new window)) – The GET parameter name.
$defaultValue (mixed) – The default parameter value if the GET parameter does not exist.

Returns

mixed – The GET parameter value.

Example

PHP
Twig

// get $_GET['foo'], if it exists
$foo = Craft::$app->request->getQueryParam('foo');

// get $_GET['foo']['bar'], if it exists
$bar = Craft::$app->request->getQueryParam('foo.bar');

# `getQueryParams()`

Returns the request parameters given in the queryString (opens new window).

This method will return the contents of $_GET if params where not explicitly set.

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Returns

array (opens new window) – The request GET parameter values.

# `getQueryStringWithoutPath()`

Returns the request’s query string, without the path parameter.

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Returns

string (opens new window) – The query string.

Example

PHP
Twig

$queryString = Craft::$app->request->queryStringWithoutPath;

# `getRawCookies()`

Since: 3.5.0

Returns the “raw” cookie collection.

Works similar to getCookies() (opens new window), but these cookies won’t go through validation, and their values won’t be hashed.

View source (opens new window)

Returns

yii\web\CookieCollection (opens new window) – The cookie collection.

# `getRemoteIP()`

Returns the IP on the other end of this connection.

This is always the next hop, any headers are ignored.

View source (opens new window)

Arguments

$filterOptions (integer (opens new window)) – Bitwise disjunction of flags that should be passed to filter_var() (opens new window) when validating the IP address. Options include FILTER_FLAG_IPV4, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6, FILTER_FLAG_NO_PRIV_RANGE, and FILTER_FLAG_NO_RES_RANGE.

Returns

string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Remote IP address, null if not available.

# `getRequiredBodyParam()`

Returns the named request body parameter value, or bails on the request with a 400 error if that parameter doesn’t exist.

Arguments

$name (string (opens new window)) – The parameter name.

Returns

mixed – The parameter value

Throws

yii\web\BadRequestHttpException (opens new window)
if the request does not have the body param

Example

PHP
Twig

// get required $_POST['foo']
$foo = Craft::$app->request->getRequiredBodyParam('foo');

// get required $_POST['foo']['bar']
$bar = Craft::$app->request->getRequiredBodyParam('foo.bar');

# `getRequiredParam()`

Returns the named parameter value from either GET or the request body, or bails on the request with a 400 error if that parameter doesn’t exist anywhere.

See also:

View source (opens new window)

Arguments

$name (string (opens new window)) – The parameter name.

Returns

mixed – The parameter value.

Throws

yii\web\BadRequestHttpException (opens new window)
if the request does not have the param

# `getRequiredQueryParam()`

Returns the named GET parameter value, or bails on the request with a 400 error if that parameter doesn’t exist.

Arguments

$name (string (opens new window)) – The GET parameter name.

Returns

mixed – The GET parameter value.

Throws

yii\web\BadRequestHttpException (opens new window)
if the request does not have the query param

Example

PHP
Twig

// get required $_GET['foo']
$foo = Craft::$app->request->getRequiredQueryParam('foo');

// get required $_GET['foo']['bar']
$bar = Craft::$app->request->getRequiredQueryParam('foo.bar');

# `getSegment()`

Returns a specific segment from the Craft path.

View source (opens new window)

Arguments

$num (integer (opens new window)) – Which segment to return (1-indexed).

Returns

string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The matching segment, or null if there wasn’t one.

Example

PHP
Twig

$firstSegment = Craft::$app->request->getSegment(1);

# `getSegments()`

Returns the segments of the requested path.

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Note that the segments will not include the control panel trigger (opens new window) if it’s a control panel request, or the page trigger (opens new window) or page number if it’s a paginated request.

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Returns

array (opens new window) – The Craft path’s segments.

Example

PHP
Twig

$segments = Craft::$app->request->segments;

# `getSiteToken()`

Since: 3.6.0

Returns the site token submitted with the request, if there is one.

Tokens must be sent either as a query string param named after the config4:siteToken (opens new window) config setting (siteToken by default), or an X-Craft-Site-Token HTTP header on the request.

View source (opens new window)

Returns

string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The token, or null if there isn’t one.

# `getToken()`

Returns the token submitted with the request, if there is one.

Tokens must be sent either as a query string param named after the config4:tokenParam (opens new window) config setting (token by default), or an X-Craft-Token HTTP header on the request.

See also:

View source (opens new window)

Returns

string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The token, or null if there isn’t one.

Throws

yii\web\BadRequestHttpException (opens new window)
if an invalid token is supplied

# `getUserIP()`

Returns the user IP address.

The IP is determined using headers and / or $_SERVER variables.

View source (opens new window)

Arguments

$filterOptions (integer (opens new window)) – Bitwise disjunction of flags that should be passed to filter_var() (opens new window) when validating the IP address. Options include FILTER_FLAG_IPV4, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6, FILTER_FLAG_NO_PRIV_RANGE, and FILTER_FLAG_NO_RES_RANGE.

Returns

string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – User IP address, null if not available

# `getValidatedBodyParam()`

Validates and returns the named request body parameter value, or bails on the request with a 400 error if that parameter doesn’t pass validation.

Arguments

$name (string (opens new window)) – The parameter name.

// get validated $_POST['foo']
$foo = Craft::$app->request->getValidatedBodyParam('foo');

// get validated $_POST['foo']['bar']
$bar = Craft::$app->request->getValidatedBodyParam('foo.bar');

# `init()`

Initializes the object.

This method is invoked at the end of the constructor after the object is initialized with the given configuration.

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# `isMobileBrowser()`

Returns whether the request is coming from a mobile browser.

The detection script is provided by http://detectmobilebrowsers.com. It was last updated on 2014-11-24.

View source (opens new window)

Arguments

$detectTablets (boolean (opens new window)) – Whether tablets should be considered “mobile”.

Returns

boolean (opens new window) – Whether the request is coming from a mobile browser.

Example

PHP
Twig

$isMobileBrowser = Craft::$app->request->isMobileBrowser();

# `regenCsrfToken()`

Regenerates a CSRF token.

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# `setIsActionRequest()`

Since: 3.7.8

Overrides whether this request should be treated as an action request.

Arguments

$isActionRequest (boolean (opens new window))

# `setIsCpRequest()`

Since: 3.5.0

Sets whether the control panel was requested.

View source (opens new window)

Arguments

$isCpRequest (boolean (opens new window), null (opens new window))

# `setIsLivePreview()`

Sets whether this is a Live Preview request.

View source (opens new window)

Arguments

$isLivePreview (boolean (opens new window))

# `setToken()`

Since: 3.6.0

Sets the token value.

View source (opens new window)

Arguments

$token (?string)

# Protected Methods

Method	Description
createCsrfCookie() (opens new window)	Creates a cookie with a randomly generated CSRF token.
csrfTokenValidForCurrentUser()	Gets whether the CSRF token is valid for the current user or not
filterHeaders() (opens new window)	Filters headers according to the trustedHosts (opens new window).
generateCsrfToken()	Generates an unmasked random token used to perform CSRF validation.
getIpValidator() (opens new window)	Creates instance of yii\validators\IpValidator (opens new window).
getSecureForwardedHeaderParts() (opens new window)	Returns decoded forwarded header
getSecureForwardedHeaderTrustedPart() (opens new window)	Gets first `Forwarded` header value for token
getSecureForwardedHeaderTrustedParts() (opens new window)	Gets only trusted `Forwarded` header parts
getTrustedHeaders() (opens new window)	Trusted headers according to the trustedHosts (opens new window).
getUserIpFromIpHeader() (opens new window)	Return user IP's from IP header.
getUserIpFromIpHeaders() (opens new window)	Returns the user IP address from ipHeaders (opens new window).
loadCookies() (opens new window)	Converts `$_COOKIE` into an array of yii\web\Cookie (opens new window).
loadCsrfToken() (opens new window)	Loads the CSRF token from cookie or session.
loadRawCookies()	Converts any invalid cookies in `$_COOKIE` into an array of yii\web\Cookie (opens new window) objects.
resolvePathInfo() (opens new window)	Resolves the path info part of the currently requested URL.
resolveRequestUri() (opens new window)	Resolves the request URI portion for the currently requested URL.

# `csrfTokenValidForCurrentUser()`

Gets whether the CSRF token is valid for the current user or not

View source (opens new window)

Arguments

$token (string (opens new window))

Returns

boolean (opens new window)

# `generateCsrfToken()`

Generates an unmasked random token used to perform CSRF validation.

View source (opens new window)

Returns

string (opens new window) – The random token for CSRF validation.

# `loadRawCookies()`

Since: 3.5.0

Converts any invalid cookies in $_COOKIE into an array of yii\web\Cookie (opens new window) objects.

View source (opens new window)

Returns

yii\web\Cookie (opens new window)

# Constants

Constant	Description
`CP_PATH_LOGIN`
`CP_PATH_LOGOUT`
`CP_PATH_SET_PASSWORD`
`CP_PATH_UPDATE`
`CP_PATH_VERIFY_EMAIL`
`CSRF_HEADER`	The name of the HTTP header for sending CSRF token.
`CSRF_MASK_LENGTH`	The length of the CSRF token mask.

← ErrorHandler Response →

Request

# Public Properties

# _token

# acceptsImage

# acceptsJson

# actionSegments

# clientOs

# fullPath

# fullUri

# generalConfig

# hadToken

# ipHeaders

# isActionRequest

# isCpRequest

# isGraphql

# isJson

# isLivePreview

# isLoginRequest

# isPreview

# isSiteRequest

# maxPageNum

# mimeType

# normalizedContentType

# pageNum

# path

# queryStringWithoutPath

# rawCookies

# segments

# siteToken

# sites

# token

# Public Methods

# accepts()

Arguments

Returns

# checkIfActionRequest()

Arguments

# getAbsoluteUrl()

Returns

# getAcceptsImage()

Returns

# getAcceptsJson()

Returns

# getActionSegments()

Returns

# getBodyParam()

Arguments

Returns

Example

# getBodyParams()

Returns

Throws

# getClientOs()

Returns

Example

# getCsrfToken()

Arguments

Returns

# getFullPath()

Returns

# getFullUri()

Returns

# getHadToken()

Returns

Throws

# getIsActionRequest()

Returns

# getIsCpRequest()

Returns

# getIsGraphql()

Returns

# getIsJson()

Returns

# getIsLivePreview()

Returns

Example

# getIsLoginRequest()

Returns

# getIsPreview()

Returns

# `_token`

# `acceptsImage`

# `acceptsJson`

# `actionSegments`

# `clientOs`

# `fullPath`

# `fullUri`

# `generalConfig`

# `hadToken`

# `ipHeaders`

# `isActionRequest`

# `isCpRequest`

# `isGraphql`

# `isJson`

# `isLivePreview`

# `isLoginRequest`

# `isPreview`

# `isSiteRequest`

# `maxPageNum`

# `mimeType`

# `normalizedContentType`

# `pageNum`

# `path`

# `queryStringWithoutPath`

# `rawCookies`

# `segments`

# `siteToken`

# `sites`

# `token`

# `accepts()`

# `checkIfActionRequest()`

# `getAbsoluteUrl()`

# `getAcceptsImage()`

# `getAcceptsJson()`

# `getActionSegments()`

# `getBodyParam()`

# `getBodyParams()`

# `getClientOs()`

# `getCsrfToken()`

# `getFullPath()`

# `getFullUri()`

# `getHadToken()`

# `getIsActionRequest()`

# `getIsCpRequest()`

# `getIsGraphql()`

# `getIsJson()`

# `getIsLivePreview()`

# `getIsLoginRequest()`

# `getIsPreview()`

# `getIsSiteRequest()`

# `getMimeType()`

# `getNormalizedContentType()`

# `getPageNum()`

# `getParam()`

# `getPathInfo()`

# `getQueryParam()`

# `getQueryParams()`

# `getQueryStringWithoutPath()`

# `getRawCookies()`

# `getRemoteIP()`

# `getRequiredBodyParam()`

# `getRequiredParam()`

# `getRequiredQueryParam()`

# `getSegment()`

# `getSegments()`

# `getSiteToken()`

# `getToken()`

# `getUserIP()`

# `getValidatedBodyParam()`

# `init()`

# `isMobileBrowser()`