qs¶

Everything after the ? in a URL — parsed, stringified, and tamed.

What is it?¶

qs handles query strings: turn "a=1&b=2" into { a: "1", b: "2" }, or go the other way. Essential for webhook params, API URLs, and anywhere URL encoding gets messy.

Access it as modules.qs.

How to use¶

Parse a query string:

let obj = modules.qs.parse("a=1&b=2")
// { a: "1", b: "2" }

Stringify an object back:

let str = modules.qs.stringify({ a: 1, b: 2 })
// "a=1&b=2"

Both methods are synchronous — no await.

Methods¶

Common parse options:

Try it¶

Read webhook query params¶

Bot replies in chat. Query params are often in params or the request URL:

let query = modules.qs.parse(params, { ignoreQueryPrefix: true })

if (query.token) {
  Bot.sendMessage("Token received: " + query.token.slice(0, 8) + "...")
} else {
  Bot.sendMessage("No token in query string.")
}

Build an API URL¶

Store your base URL in process.env:

let query = modules.qs.stringify({
  api_key: process.env.API_KEY,
  limit: 10,
  format: "json"
})

let url = process.env.API_BASE + "?" + query
Bot.sendMessage("Request URL built. Ready to fetch.")

Parse nested params¶

let obj = modules.qs.parse("user[name]=Alice&user[age]=25")
// { user: { name: "Alice", age: "25" } }

Limits¶

Notes¶

• Sync — no await needed
• parse() returns string values by default — convert types yourself
• For full CSV/YAML parsing, see ParseCSV and ParseYML
• Official package: qs on npm