Getting/reading res.status() value from Express server response

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We can the response code with:

res.status(v);

but later on for the same request, how can we check to see if it has been set? I am looking at the Express docs and not seeing how to do something like:

res.getStatus() // => 500

thanks I will try it, is it mentioned in the express docs? Idk — Alexander Mills, Jun 06 '17 at 03:01
Nope. I found this prop by `console.log(res)`. As you can see this prop doesn't have any "private" mark e.g. `_statusCode` or `statusCode_`. So used it is not "hack". — Aikon Mogwai, Jun 06 '17 at 16:01

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 20 '18 at 22:57

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res.statusCode is the answer and this is a core Node.js thing, it's not particular to Express.

answered Jul 20 '18 at 22:57

Alexander Mills

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not working for me. also tried res.statusCode(), not working either. it's also not mentioned in the express.js docs – mallocthePD Dec 26 '19 at 09:11
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@mallocthePD Seems like `res.status(code)` might be what you're looking for [API Routes Response Helpers](https://nextjs.org/docs/api-routes/response-helpers) – yoyoyojoe Dec 19 '22 at 06:18

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 20 '18 at 23:05

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According to Aikon Mogwai you can use res.statusCode.

I tried it and it works!! (in express 4.16)

answered Jul 20 '18 at 23:05

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Getting/reading res.status() value from Express server response

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