Get access to headers in TypeScript when req is typed

Question

I have a method which is typed with: Express.Request How can I access headers within this method?

Example Code:

    private _onTokenReceived(req: Express.Request, res: Express.Response): void {
        const header: string = req.headers.authorization;
    }

In my example headers is not reachable.

Error: The "headers" property does not exist for the "Request" type.ts(2339)

Answer 1

Following this answer on stackoverflow, if you use Express 4.x, you can use the req.get(headerName) method as described in Express 4.x API Reference.