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

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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?

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....]" — Leo Silence, Apr 04 '14 at 02:36
You mean adding this line to the routing config? I do check restrict methods there and now I want to determine them in controller. — Gottlieb Notschnabel, Apr 04 '14 at 02:48
if u check restrict methods in your route,then just use $request->get('name') in your controller,that's enough — Leo Silence, Apr 04 '14 at 02:53
I am using one controller to handle both methods, e.g. as in forms (where you can use `$form->isSubmitted()` to check this. But in my case I don't have/use a form. — Gottlieb Notschnabel, Apr 04 '14 at 02:56

score 84 · Accepted Answer · edited May 06 '18 at 18:24

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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
}

edited May 06 '18 at 18:24

Mohammed Zayan

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answered Apr 04 '14 at 03:22

Nighon

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Yeah thanks, also found the answer here http://stackoverflow.com/a/6723808/1828051 – Gottlieb Notschnabel Apr 04 '14 at 03:32
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As MHakvoort also mentioned in his answer, `$this->getRequest()` is deprecated as of Symfony 2.4. – Chris Dec 05 '15 at 05:52

score 46 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 14 '15 at 16:05

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Or this:

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

    }
}

answered Mar 14 '15 at 16:05

timhc22

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Have updated the question name so people can find it if searching – timhc22 Mar 08 '17 at 22:47

Azoel · Answer 3 · 2017-02-13T09:45:44.090

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Or this:

use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;

$request = Request::createFromGlobals();

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

edited Feb 13 '17 at 09:45

answered Nov 25 '16 at 16:23

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this is most likely ok for slim but Symfony best practice is to use dependency injection. However, your solution still works in Symfony 5. – Robert Saylor Apr 10 '21 at 10:45
thumbs up for this savior! it works in Symfony 6.1 too. – wui Oct 05 '22 at 13:49

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 28 '15 at 11:30

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

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

answered Jan 28 '15 at 11:30

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This is also deprecated. In controller, you should only use the typehinted $request object. For example, $request->getMethod() == 'POST'. – Tomas Vysniauskas Feb 08 '16 at 13:42

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 28 '22 at 15:31

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';

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 21 '17 at 01:57

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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.

answered Apr 21 '17 at 01:57

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

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