Node.js URL.search API

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

URL.search is an inbuilt application programming interface(API) of the URL class within the Node.JS.
URL.search API is used to get and set the query part of URL.

Syntax: url.search
url : It is an object created by URL constructor.

Example 1: (Getting query string of the URL)

javascript

//Creating an URL_1 object with URL constructor.
const URL_1 = new URL("https://www.geeksforgeeks.org//?articles=nodejs");

//Getting query string of above created URL_1 object
console.log(URL_1.search);

Output:

Example 2: (Setting query string of the URL)

javascript

//Creating an URL_1 object with URL constructor.
const URL_1 = new URL("https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/");

//Setting query string for URL_1
URL_1.search = "articles=web_technologies";

console.log(URL_1.href);

//Getting query string after setting 
console.log(URL_1.search);