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# GetQueryStringParameter

Retrieves the value of a query string parameter from the URL of a landing page or CloudPages page.

## Syntax

`GetQueryStringParameter(1)`

## Function Properties

| Ordinal | Type   | Description                                                                                         |
| ------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `1`     | String | Required. The key name of a query string parameter in the URL of a landing page or CloudPages page. |

## Example

This code example retrieves the value of the `firstName` query string parameter in the URL.

```js
<script runat="server">
  Platform.Load("Core", "1");

  var custName = Request.GetQueryStringParameter("firstName");

  # Assign a fallback value if the firstName query parameter is not defined or
  # is an empty string.
  if (!result) {
    custName = "friend";
  }
</script>

<p>Hello <ctrl:var name="custName" />!</p>
```

For example, assume that a user visits a page with this URL:

```
https://www.example.com/welcome.htm?firstName=Martina
```

In this case, because the `firstName` query parameter has a value, the user sees a message that includes their name.

```
Hello Martina!
```

However, if the `firstName` query parameter wasn’t present in the URL, or if the key was specified without a value, the user sees a generic message that contains a fallback value for the `custName` variable.

```
Hello friend!
```