.. _-parameter-:

parameter
=========

Extracts a *query* parameter value from the request.

An alias for :ref:`-parameters-`.

Signature
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.. includecode2:: /../../akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/scaladsl/server/directives/ParameterDirectives.scala
   :snippet: parameter

Description
-----------

See :ref:`-parameters-` for a detailed description of this directive.

See :ref:`which-parameter-directive` to understand when to use which directive.

Example
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.. includecode2:: ../../../../code/docs/http/scaladsl/server/directives/ParameterDirectivesExamplesSpec.scala
   :snippet: example-1