req.acceptsEncodings(encoding [, ...]) Returns the first accepted encoding of the specified encodings, based on the request’s Accept-Encoding

req.method Contains a string corresponding to the HTTP method of the request: GET, POST, PUT, and so

req.protocol Contains the request protocol string: either http or (for TLS requests) https. When

req.accepts(types) Checks if the specified content types are acceptable, based on the request’s Accept HTTP header field. The method

req.hostname Contains the hostname derived from the Host HTTP header. When the trust proxy

req.secure A Boolean property that is true if a TLS connection is established. Equivalent to:

req.params This property is an object containing properties mapped to the named route “parameters”. For example, if you have the route

req.xhr A Boolean property that is true if the request’s X-Requested-With header field is “XMLHttpRequest”, indicating

req.path Contains the path part of the request URL. // example.com/users

req.route Contains the currently-matched route, a string. For example: app