# StripPrefixRegex

Removing Prefixes From the Path Before Forwarding the Request (Using a Regex)
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Remove the matching prefixes from the URL path.

## Configuration Examples

```yaml tab="Docker"
labels:
  - "traefik.http.middlewares.test-stripprefixregex.stripprefixregex.regex=/foo/[a-z0-9]+/[0-9]+/"
```

```yaml tab="Kubernetes"
apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
kind: Middleware
metadata:
  name: test-stripprefixregex
spec:
  stripPrefixRegex:
    regex:
      - "/foo/[a-z0-9]+/[0-9]+/"
```

```json tab="Marathon"
"labels": {
  "traefik.http.middlewares.test-stripprefixregex.stripprefixregex.regex": "/foo/[a-z0-9]+/[0-9]+/"
}
```

```yaml tab="Rancher"
labels:
  - "traefik.http.middlewares.test-stripprefixregex.stripprefixregex.regex=/foo/[a-z0-9]+/[0-9]+/"
```

```toml tab="File (TOML)"
[http.middlewares]
  [http.middlewares.test-stripprefixregex.stripPrefixRegex]
    regex = ["/foo/[a-z0-9]+/[0-9]+/"]
```

```yaml tab="File (YAML)"
http:
  middlewares:
    test-stripprefixregex:
      stripPrefixRegex:
        regex:
          - "/foo/[a-z0-9]+/[0-9]+/"
```

## Configuration Options

### General

The StripPrefixRegex middleware will:

- strip the matching path prefix.
- store the matching path prefix in a `X-Forwarded-Prefix` header.

!!! tip
    
    Use a `stripPrefixRegex` middleware if your backend listens on the root path (`/`) but should be routeable on a specific prefix.

### `regex`

The `regex` option is the regular expression to match the path prefix from the request URL.

!!! tip

    Regular expressions can be tested using online tools such as [Go Playground](https://play.golang.org/p/mWU9p-wk2ru) or the [Regex101](https://regex101.com/r/58sIgx/2).

For instance, `/products` would match `/products` but also `/products/shoes` and `/products/shirts`.  

Since the path is stripped prior to forwarding, your backend is expected to listen on `/`.  

If your backend is serving assets (e.g., images or Javascript files), chances are it must return properly constructed relative URLs.  

Continuing on the example, the backend should return `/products/shoes/image.png` (and not `/images.png` which Traefik would likely not be able to associate with the same backend).  

The `X-Forwarded-Prefix` header can be queried to build such URLs dynamically.