In every request, my server is receiving GET request to /favicon.ico, even when it's REST api that not include html file. Why is this happening and how can I prevent this request?
See Question&Answers more detail:osIn every request, my server is receiving GET request to /favicon.ico, even when it's REST api that not include html file. Why is this happening and how can I prevent this request?
See Question&Answers more detail:osBrowsers will by default try to request /favicon.ico
from the root of a hostname, in order to show an icon in the browser tab.
If you want to avoid this request returning a 404, you can either:
favicon.ico
file that is available at the root of your site.Catch the favicon.ico
request and send a 204 No Content
status:
app.get('/favicon.ico', (req, res) => res.status(204));