How can I check if request was a POST or GET request in Symfony2 or Symfony3

Question

I just wondered if there is a very easy way (best: a simple $this->container->isGet() I can call) to determine whether the request is a $_POST or a $_GET request.

According to the docs,

A Request object holds information about the client request. This information can be accessed via several public properties:

• request: equivalent of $_POST;
• query: equivalent of $_GET ($request->query->get('name'));

But I won't be able to use if($request->request) or if($request->query) to check, because both are existing attributes in the Request class.

So I was wondering of Symfony offers something like the

$this->container->isGet();
// or isQuery() or isPost() or isRequest();

mentioned above?

Bridoon

you can do like $request->get('name').whatever request method is post or get..if u really want to determine request method you can add a "requirements: [_method: POST/GET/DELETE....]" – Tachograph

You mean adding this line to the routing config? I do check restrict methods there and now I want to determine them in controller. – Bridoon

if u check restrict methods in your route,then just use $request->get('name') in your controller,that's enough – Tachograph

I am using one controller to handle both methods, e.g. as in forms (where you can use $form->isSubmitted() to check this. But in my case I don't have/use a form. – Bridoon

Answer 1

If you want to do it in controller,

$this->getRequest()->isMethod('GET');

or in your model (service), inject or pass the Request object to your model first, then do the same like the above.

Edit: for Symfony 3 use this code

if ($request->isMethod('post')) {
    // your code
}

Mountaintop

Yeah thanks, also found the answer here https://mcmap.net/q/354559/-how-to-get-request-type-master-sub-in-symfony2-controller – Bridoon

As MHakvoort also mentioned in his answer, $this->getRequest() is deprecated as of Symfony 2.4. – Whoops

Answer 2

Or this:

public function myAction(Request $request)
{
    if ($request->isMethod('POST')) {

    }
}

Glee

Have updated the question name so people can find it if searching – Glee

Answer 3

Or this:

use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;

$request = Request::createFromGlobals();

    if ($request->getMethod() === 'POST' ) {
}

Fernald

this is most likely ok for slim but Symfony best practice is to use dependency injection. However, your solution still works in Symfony 5. – Neolamarckism

thumbs up for this savior! it works in Symfony 6.1 too. – Files

Answer 4

Since the answer suggested to use getRequest() which is now deprecated, You can do it by this:

$this->get('request')->getMethod() == 'POST'

Tester

This is also deprecated. In controller, you should only use the typehinted $request object. For example, $request->getMethod() == 'POST'. – Thigmotropism

Answer 5

In addition - if you prefer using constants:

if ($request->isMethod(Request::METHOD_POST)) {}

See the Request class:

namespace Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation;

class Request
{
    public const METHOD_HEAD = 'HEAD';
    public const METHOD_GET = 'GET';
    public const METHOD_POST = 'POST';
    public const METHOD_PUT = 'PUT';
    public const METHOD_PATCH = 'PATCH';
    public const METHOD_DELETE = 'DELETE';

Brassy

Answer 6

You could do:

if($this->request->getRealMethod() == 'post') {
    // is post
}

if($this->request->getRealMethod() == 'get') {
    // is get
}

Just read a bit about request object on Symfony API page.

Hans