(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.

Accepted Answer

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")
```

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