--- title: Reading URL Parameters in NestJS | daily.dev description: A brief walkthrough of using the @Param decorator in NestJS to read dynamic URL segments such as an ID from a route. Demonstrates creating a GET endpoint that... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/reading-url-parameters-in-nestjs-ogg8b7qa7 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Reading URL Parameters in NestJS | daily.dev og:description: A brief walkthrough of using the @Param decorator in NestJS to read dynamic URL segments such as an ID from a route. 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Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I read a dynamic URL parameter like a user ID in NestJS? Use the @Param decorator imported from @nestjs/common inside a GET route handler. Declaring a route such as user/:id and typing the parameter as a string lets the handler retrieve the value directly from the URL path, which can then be used to look up a record such as a user in a database. _Developers building NestJS routes can find more hands-on API patterns like this through daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How To Use Query Parameters with Angular Router](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-use-query-parameters-with-angular-router-uniqwnjiy) · DigitalOcean Community · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Introduction to Dynamic Routing in Next.js \(App Router\) Part 01:](https://daily.dev/posts/introduction-to-dynamic-routing-in-next-js-app-router-part-01--hkznsic5a) · Medium · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Your URL Is Your State](https://daily.dev/posts/your-url-is-your-state-z7hm6q7l8) · Lobsters · 2 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript), [#rest-api](https://daily.dev/tags/rest-api), [#nestjs](https://daily.dev/tags/nestjs) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/reading-url-parameters-in-nestjs-ogg8b7qa7) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Reading URL Parameters in NestJS","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/reading-url-parameters-in-nestjs-ogg8b7qa7","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/reading-url-parameters-in-nestjs-ogg8b7qa7"},"datePublished":"2026-07-09T05:31:57.542Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T19:50:51.306Z","description":"A brief walkthrough of using the @Param decorator in NestJS to read dynamic URL segments such as an ID from a route. 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