Request

Type

Class

Namespace

craft\web

Inherits

craft\web\Request » yii\web\Request » yii\base\Request » yii\base\Component » yii\base\BaseObject

Implements

yii\base\Configurable

Uses traits

craft\base\RequestTrait

Since

3.0.0

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Public Properties

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

_token

Type

string, null

Default value

null

See also getToken()

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acceptsImage

Type

boolean

Default value

null

Access

Read-only

Since

3.5.0

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acceptsJson

Type

boolean

Default value

null

Access

Read-only

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actionSegments

Type

array

Default value

null

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

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bearerToken

Type

string, null

Default value

null

Access

Read-only

Since

5.1.0

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clientOs

Type

string

Default value

null

Access

Read-only

The OS the client is running.

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fullPath

Type

string

Default value

null

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

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fullUri

Type

string

Default value

null

Access

Read-only

Since

3.5.0

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generalConfig

Type

craft\config\GeneralConfig, array, string

Default value

null

Since

3.5.10

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hadToken

Type

boolean

Default value

null

Access

Read-only

Since

3.6.0

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ipHeaders

Type

string[]

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 list. The match of header names is case-insensitive.

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isActionRequest

Type

boolean

Default value

null

Whether a specific controller action was requested.

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isCpRequest

Type

boolean

Default value

null

Whether the control panel was requested.

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isGraphql

Type

boolean

Default value

null

Whether the request’s MIME type is application/graphql

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isJson

Type

boolean

Default value

null

Whether the request’s MIME type is application/json

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isLivePreview

Type

boolean

Default value

null

Whether this is a Live Preview request.

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isLoginRequest

Type

boolean

Default value

null

Access

Read-only

Since

3.2.0

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isPreview

Type

boolean

Default value

null

Whether this is an element preview request.

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isSiteRequest

Type

boolean

Default value

null

Whether the front end site was requested.

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maxPageNum

Type

integer

Default value

100000

Since

3.1.14

The highest page number that Craft should accept.

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mimeType

Type

string, null

Default value

null

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

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normalizedContentType

Type

string, null

Default value

null

Access

Read-only

Since

3.3.8

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pageNum

Type

integer

Default value

null

The requested page number.

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queryParamsWithoutPath

Type

array

Default value

null

Access

Read-only

Since

5.0.0

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queryStringWithoutPath

Type

string

Default value

null

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

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rawCookies

Type

yii\web\CookieCollection

Default value

null

Access

Read-only

Since

3.5.0

The cookie collection.

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segments

Type

array

Default value

null

The segments of the requested path.

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siteToken

Type

string, null

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, string, null

Default value

'sites'

Since

3.5.10

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token

Type

string

Default value

null

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

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Public Methods

Method	Description
__call()	Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone()	This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one.
__construct()	Constructor.
__get()	Returns the value of a component property.
__isset()	Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__set()	Sets the value of a component property.
__unset()	Sets a component property to be null.
accepts()	Returns whether the request will accept a given content type3
attachBehavior()	Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors()	Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
behaviors()	Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
canGetProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
checkIfActionRequest()	Checks to see if this is an action request.
className()	Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
detachBehavior()	Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors()	Detaches all behaviors from the component.
ensureBehaviors()	Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() are attached to this component.
get()	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()	Returns the content types acceptable by the end user.
getAcceptableLanguages()	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()
getAuthPassword()
getAuthUser()
getBaseUrl()	Returns the relative URL for the application.
getBearerToken()	Returns the Bearer token value from the X-Craft-Authorization or Authorization header, if present.
getBehavior()	Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors()	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()	Returns request content-type The Content-Type header field indicates the MIME type of the data contained in getRawBody() or, in the case of the HEAD method, the media type that would have been sent had the request been a GET.
getCookies()	Returns the cookie collection.
getCsrfToken()	Returns the token used to perform CSRF validation.
getCsrfTokenFromHeader()
getETags()	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()	Returns the header collection.
getHostInfo()	Returns the schema and host part of the current request URL.
getHostName()	Returns the host part of the current request URL.
getIsActionRequest()	Returns whether a specific controller action was requested.
getIsAjax()	Returns whether this is an AJAX (XMLHttpRequest) request.
getIsConsoleRequest()	Returns a value indicating whether the current request is made via command line.
getIsCpRequest()	Returns whether the control panel was requested.
getIsDelete()	Returns whether this is a DELETE request.
getIsFlash()	Returns whether this is an Adobe Flash or Flex request.
getIsGet()	Returns whether this is a GET request.
getIsGraphql()	Returns whether the request’s MIME type is application/graphql.
getIsHead()	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()	Returns whether this is an OPTIONS request.
getIsPatch()	Returns whether this is a PATCH request.
getIsPjax()	Returns whether this is a PJAX request.
getIsPost()	Returns whether this is a POST request.
getIsPreview()	Returns whether this is an element preview request.
getIsPut()	Returns whether this is a PUT request.
getIsSecureConnection()	Return if the request is sent via secure channel (https).
getIsSiteRequest()	Returns whether the front end site was requested.
getIsWebRequest()	Returns whether this is a web request.
getMethod()	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()	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()	Returns the port to use for insecure requests.
getPreferredLanguage()	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.
getQueryParamsWithoutPath()	Returns the named GET parameters, without the path parameter.
getQueryString()	Returns part of the request URL that is after the question mark.
getQueryStringWithoutPath()	Returns the request’s query string, without the path parameter.
getRawBody()	Returns the raw HTTP request body.
getRawCookies()	Returns the “raw” cookie collection.
getReferrer()	Returns the URL referrer.
getRemoteHost()	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()	Returns the entry script file path.
getScriptFilename()	Returns the requested script name being used to access Craft (e.g. “index.php”).
getScriptUrl()	Returns the relative URL of the entry script.
getSecurePort()	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()	Returns the server name.
getServerPort()	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), 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()	Returns the currently requested relative URL.
getUserAgent()	Returns the user agent.
getUserHost()	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()	Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.
hasMethod()	Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.
hasValidSiteToken()	Returns whether the request has a valid site token.
init()	Initializes the object.
isMobileBrowser()	Returns whether the request is coming from a mobile browser.
off()	Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
on()	Attaches an event handler to an event.
parseAcceptHeader()	Parses the given Accept (or Accept-Language) header.
post()	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()	Resolves the current request into a route and the associated parameters.
setAcceptableContentTypes()	Sets the acceptable content types.
setAcceptableLanguages()
setBaseUrl()	Sets the relative URL for the application.
setBodyParams()	Sets the request body parameters.
setHostInfo()	Sets the schema and host part of the application URL.
setIsActionRequest()	Overrides whether this request should be treated as an action request.
setIsConsoleRequest()	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()	Sets the path info of the current request.
setPort()	Sets the port to use for insecure requests.
setQueryParams()	Sets the request queryString parameters.
setRawBody()	Sets the raw HTTP request body, this method is mainly used by test scripts to simulate raw HTTP requests.
setScriptFile()	Sets the entry script file path.
setScriptUrl()	Sets the relative URL for the application entry script.
setSecurePort()	Sets the port to use for secure requests.
setToken()	Sets the token value.
setUrl()	Sets the currently requested relative URL.
trigger()	Triggers an event.
validateCsrfToken()	Performs the CSRF validation.

accepts()

Returns whether the request will accept a given content type3

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Arguments

• $contentType (string)

Returns

boolean

checkIfActionRequest()

Since

3.7.0

Checks to see if this is an action request.

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Arguments

• $force (boolean) – Whether to recheck even if we already know
• $checkToken (boolean) – Whether to check if there’s a token on the request and use that.
• $checkSpecialPaths (boolean) – 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 and url.

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 – 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

getAcceptsJson()

Returns whether the request will accept a JSON response.

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Returns

boolean

getActionSegments()

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

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Returns

array, null – The action path segments, or null if this isn’t an action request.

getBearerToken()

Since

5.1.0

Returns the Bearer token value from the X-Craft-Authorization or Authorization header, if present.

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Returns

string, null

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:

• getBodyParams()
• setBodyParams()

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Arguments

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

Returns

mixed – The parameter value

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Example

php

// 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');

twig

{# get $_POST['foo'], if it exists #}
{% set foo = craft.app.request.getBodyParam('foo') %}

{# get $_POST['foo']['bar'], if it exists #}
{% set 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 property. If no parsers are configured for the current contentType it uses the PHP function mb_parse_str() to parse the request body.

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Returns

array, object – The request parameters given in the request body.

Throws

• yii\base\InvalidConfigException
  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 – The OS the client is running.

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Example

php

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

twig

{% set 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. 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) – 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 – 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

getFullUri()

Since

3.5.0

Returns the full requested URI.

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Returns

string

getHadToken()

Since

3.6.0

Returns whether the request initially had a token.

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Returns

boolean

Throws

• yii\web\BadRequestHttpException

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
• 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

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Returns

boolean – 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.

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Returns

boolean – 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.

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Returns

boolean

getIsJson()

Since

3.5.0

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

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Returns

boolean

getIsLivePreview()

Returns whether this is a Live Preview request.

TIP

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

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Returns

boolean – Whether this is a Live Preview request.

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Example

php

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

twig

{% set isLivePreview = craft.app.request.isLivePreview %}

getIsLoginRequest()

Since

3.2.0

Returns whether this was a Login request.

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Returns

boolean

getIsPreview()

Since

3.2.1

Returns whether this is an element preview request.

TIP

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

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Returns

boolean

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Example

php

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

twig

{% set 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.

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Returns

boolean – 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, null

getNormalizedContentType()

Since

3.3.8

Returns the normalized content type.

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Returns

string, null

getPageNum()

Returns the requested page number.

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Returns

integer – The requested page number.

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Example

php

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

twig

{% set 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:

• getQueryParam()
• getBodyParam()

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Arguments

• $name (string) – 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() will be returned.

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Arguments

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

Returns

string – The requested path, or the path info.

Throws

• yii\base\InvalidConfigException
  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.

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Arguments

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

Returns

mixed – The GET parameter value.

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Example

php

// 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');

twig

{# get $_GET['foo'], if it exists #}
{% set foo = craft.app.request.getQueryParam('foo') %}

{# get $_GET['foo']['bar'], if it exists #}
{% set bar = craft.app.request.getQueryParam('foo.bar') %}

getQueryParams()

Returns the request parameters given in the queryString.

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

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Returns

array – The request GET parameter values.

getQueryParamsWithoutPath()

Since

5.0.0

Returns the named GET parameters, without the path parameter.

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Returns

array

getQueryStringWithoutPath()

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

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Returns

string – The query string.

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Example

php

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

twig

{% set queryString = craft.app.request.queryStringWithoutPath %}

getRawCookies()

Since

3.5.0

Returns the “raw” cookie collection.

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

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Returns

yii\web\CookieCollection – The cookie collection.

getRemoteIP()

Returns the IP on the other end of this connection.

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

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Arguments

• $filterOptions (integer) – Bitwise disjunction of flags that should be passed to filter_var() 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, null – 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.

See also getBodyParam()View source

Arguments

• $name (string) – The parameter name.

Returns

mixed – The parameter value

Throws

• yii\web\BadRequestHttpException
  if the request does not have the body param

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Example

php

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

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

twig

{# get required $_POST['foo'] #}
{% set foo = craft.app.request.getRequiredBodyParam('foo') %}

{# get required $_POST['foo']['bar'] #}
{% set 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:

• getQueryParam()
• getBodyParam()

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Arguments

• $name (string) – The parameter name.

Returns

mixed – The parameter value.

Throws

• yii\web\BadRequestHttpException
  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.

See also getQueryParam()View source

Arguments

• $name (string) – The GET parameter name.

Returns

mixed – The GET parameter value.

Throws

• yii\web\BadRequestHttpException
  if the request does not have the query param

---

Example

php

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

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

twig

{# get required$_GET['foo'] #}
{% set foo = craft.app.request.getRequiredQueryParam('foo') %}

{# get required $_GET['foo']['bar'] #}
{% set bar = craft.app.request.getRequiredQueryParam('foo.bar') %}

getSegment()

Returns a specific segment from the Craft path.

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Arguments

• $num (integer) – Which segment to return (1-indexed).

Returns

string, null – The matching segment, or null if there wasn’t one.

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Example

php

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

twig

{% set firstSegment = craft.app.request.getSegment(1) %}

getSegments()

Returns the segments of the requested path.

TIP

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

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Returns

array – The Craft path’s segments.

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Example

php

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

twig

{% set 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 config5:siteToken config setting (siteToken by default), or an X-Craft-Site-Token HTTP header on the request.

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Returns

string, null – 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 config5:tokenParam config setting (token by default), or an X-Craft-Token HTTP header on the request.

See also:

• craft\services\Tokens::createToken()
• craft\web\Controller::requireToken()

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Returns

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

Throws

• yii\web\BadRequestHttpException
  if an invalid token is supplied

getUserIP()

Returns the user IP address.

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

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Arguments

• $filterOptions (integer) – Bitwise disjunction of flags that should be passed to filter_var() 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, null – 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.

See also getBodyParam()View source

Arguments

• $name (string) – The parameter name.

Returns

string, null – The parameter value

Throws

• yii\web\BadRequestHttpException
  if the param value doesn’t pass validation

---

Example

php

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

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

twig

{# get validated $_POST['foo'] #}
{% set foo = craft.app.request.getValidatedBodyParam('foo') %}

{# get validated $_POST['foo']['bar'] #}
{% set bar = craft.app.request.getValidatedBodyParam('foo.bar') %}

hasValidSiteToken()

Since

4.4.6

Returns whether the request has a valid site token.

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Returns

boolean

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.

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Arguments

• $detectTablets (boolean) – Whether tablets should be considered “mobile”.

Returns

boolean – Whether the request is coming from a mobile browser.

---

Example

php

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

twig

{% set isMobileBrowser = craft.app.request.isMobileBrowser() %}

regenCsrfToken()

Regenerates a CSRF token.

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setBodyParams()

Sets the request body parameters.

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Arguments

• $values (array, object) – The request body parameters (name-value pairs)

setIsActionRequest()

Since

3.7.8

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

See also checkIfActionRequest()View source

Arguments

• $isActionRequest (boolean)

setIsCpRequest()

Since

3.5.0

Sets whether the control panel was requested.

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Arguments

• $isCpRequest (boolean, null)

setIsLivePreview()

Sets whether this is a Live Preview request.

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Arguments

• $isLivePreview (boolean)

setToken()

Since

3.6.0

Sets the token value.

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Arguments

• $token (string, null)

Protected Methods

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

csrfTokenValidForCurrentUser()

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

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Arguments

• $token (string)

Returns

boolean

generateCsrfToken()

Generates an unmasked random token used to perform CSRF validation.

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Returns

string – The random token for CSRF validation.

loadRawCookies()

Since

3.5.0

Converts any invalid cookies in $_COOKIE into an array of yii\web\Cookie objects.

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Returns

yii\web\Cookie

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.