Function format

The url.format() method returns a formatted URL string derived from urlObject.

import url from 'node:url';
url.format({
  protocol: 'https',
  hostname: 'example.com',
  pathname: '/some/path',
  query: {
    page: 1,
    format: 'json',
  },
});

// => 'https://example.com/some/path?page=1&format=json'
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If urlObject is not an object or a string, url.format() will throw a TypeError.

The formatting process operates as follows:

• A new empty string result is created.
• If urlObject.protocol is a string, it is appended as-is to result.
• Otherwise, if urlObject.protocol is not undefined and is not a string, an Error is thrown.
• For all string values of urlObject.protocol that do not end with an ASCII colon (:) character, the literal string : will be appended to result.
• If either of the following conditions is true, then the literal string // will be appended to result:
  • urlObject.slashes property is true;
  • urlObject.protocol begins with http, https, ftp, gopher, or file;
• If the value of the urlObject.auth property is truthy, and either urlObject.host or urlObject.hostname are not undefined, the value of urlObject.auth will be coerced into a string and appended to result followed by the literal string @.
• If the urlObject.host property is undefined then:
  • If the urlObject.hostname is a string, it is appended to result.
  • Otherwise, if urlObject.hostname is not undefined and is not a string, an Error is thrown.
  • If the urlObject.port property value is truthy, and urlObject.hostname is not undefined: * The literal string : is appended to result, and * The value of urlObject.port is coerced to a string and appended to result.
• Otherwise, if the urlObject.host property value is truthy, the value of urlObject.host is coerced to a string and appended to result.
• If the urlObject.pathname property is a string that is not an empty string:
  • If the urlObject.pathname does not start with an ASCII forward slash (/), then the literal string '/' is appended to result.
  • The value of urlObject.pathname is appended to result.
• Otherwise, if urlObject.pathname is not undefined and is not a string, an Error is thrown.
• If the urlObject.search property is undefined and if the urlObject.queryproperty is an Object, the literal string ? is appended to result followed by the output of calling the querystring module's stringify() method passing the value of urlObject.query.
• Otherwise, if urlObject.search is a string:
  • If the value of urlObject.search does not start with the ASCII question mark (?) character, the literal string ? is appended to result.
  • The value of urlObject.search is appended to result.
• Otherwise, if urlObject.search is not undefined and is not a string, an Error is thrown.
• If the urlObject.hash property is a string:
  • If the value of urlObject.hash does not start with the ASCII hash (#) character, the literal string # is appended to result.
  • The value of urlObject.hash is appended to result.
• Otherwise, if the urlObject.hash property is not undefined and is not a string, an Error is thrown.
• result is returned.

The url.format() method returns a formatted URL string derived from urlObject.

import url from 'node:url';
url.format({
  protocol: 'https',
  hostname: 'example.com',
  pathname: '/some/path',
  query: {
    page: 1,
    format: 'json',
  },
});

// => 'https://example.com/some/path?page=1&format=json'
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If urlObject is not an object or a string, url.format() will throw a TypeError.

The formatting process operates as follows:

• A new empty string result is created.
• If urlObject.protocol is a string, it is appended as-is to result.
• Otherwise, if urlObject.protocol is not undefined and is not a string, an Error is thrown.
• For all string values of urlObject.protocol that do not end with an ASCII colon (:) character, the literal string : will be appended to result.
• If either of the following conditions is true, then the literal string // will be appended to result:
  • urlObject.slashes property is true;
  • urlObject.protocol begins with http, https, ftp, gopher, or file;
• If the value of the urlObject.auth property is truthy, and either urlObject.host or urlObject.hostname are not undefined, the value of urlObject.auth will be coerced into a string and appended to result followed by the literal string @.
• If the urlObject.host property is undefined then:
  • If the urlObject.hostname is a string, it is appended to result.
  • Otherwise, if urlObject.hostname is not undefined and is not a string, an Error is thrown.
  • If the urlObject.port property value is truthy, and urlObject.hostname is not undefined: * The literal string : is appended to result, and * The value of urlObject.port is coerced to a string and appended to result.
• Otherwise, if the urlObject.host property value is truthy, the value of urlObject.host is coerced to a string and appended to result.
• If the urlObject.pathname property is a string that is not an empty string:
  • If the urlObject.pathname does not start with an ASCII forward slash (/), then the literal string '/' is appended to result.
  • The value of urlObject.pathname is appended to result.
• Otherwise, if urlObject.pathname is not undefined and is not a string, an Error is thrown.
• If the urlObject.search property is undefined and if the urlObject.queryproperty is an Object, the literal string ? is appended to result followed by the output of calling the querystring module's stringify() method passing the value of urlObject.query.
• Otherwise, if urlObject.search is a string:
  • If the value of urlObject.search does not start with the ASCII question mark (?) character, the literal string ? is appended to result.
  • The value of urlObject.search is appended to result.
• Otherwise, if urlObject.search is not undefined and is not a string, an Error is thrown.
• If the urlObject.hash property is a string:
  • If the value of urlObject.hash does not start with the ASCII hash (#) character, the literal string # is appended to result.
  • The value of urlObject.hash is appended to result.
• Otherwise, if the urlObject.hash property is not undefined and is not a string, an Error is thrown.
• result is returned.