(Play Framework 2.3.x) How to get the previous url?

Question

In play Framework, how can I get the URL the user came from in a controller?

I've tried request.url, but that isn't working.

you want previous url or current url? – Govind Singh May 26 '14 at 09:13 — Govind Singh, May 26 '14 at 09:13

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 05 '14 at 10:43

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Previous url will come with the http headers under the referer key. In JAVA you can get it using:

String refererUrl = request().getHeader("referer");

and if you doing it in Scala:

val refererUrl = request.headers("referer")

edited Nov 05 '14 at 10:43

Vinicius Miana

answered May 22 '14 at 20:46

biesior

Or val refererUrl = request.headers("referer") if you are doing it in Scala – Vinicius Miana Nov 05 '14 at 10:03
@ViniciusMiana, feel free to edit the answer to add the Scala version, thx – biesior Nov 05 '14 at 10:07
It is pretty important that you add `Action.async { implicit request =>` in the action, to get access to the request object. – khebbie May 22 '17 at 08:23
or Action { implicit request => – khebbie May 22 '17 at 08:23

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