---
title: req.get
description: Get the case-insensitive request header field. The Referrer and Referer fields are interchangeable.
---

<h3 id='req.get'>req.get(field)</h3>

Get the case-insensitive request header `field`. The "Referrer" and "Referer" fields are interchangeable.

```js
req.get('Content-Type');
// => "text/plain"

req.get('content-type');
// => "text/plain"

req.get('Something');
// => undefined
```

p Aliased as `req.header(field)`.
