adonisjs request ip

AdonisJS Request IP#

In AdonisJS, you can get the IP address of the client who sent an HTTP request by accessing the request.ip() method. This method returns the client's IP address.

Here's an example:

Route.get('/', ({ request }) => {
  const ip = request.ip()

  return `Your IP address is ${ip}`
})

The request.ip() method returns the IP address of the client regardless of whether the client is behind a proxy or not. If the client is behind a proxy, the method returns the IP address of the last proxy server that forwarded the request.

Alternatively, you can also access the X-Forwarded-For header to get the original client IP address. This header is set by proxies to keep track of the original client IP address. Here's how you can access it:

Route.get('/', ({ request }) => {
  const xForwardedFor = request.header('X-Forwarded-For')

  return `Your original IP address is ${xForwardedFor}`
})

However, be aware that the X-Forwarded-For header can be easily spoofed by malicious clients, so it's not always reliable.