U0001F9E0 Go Context

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Fiber Context as `context.Context`

Fiber's Ctx implements Go's context.Context interface. You can pass c directly to functions that expect a context.Context without adapters, but only to read values from it. Ctx is a context that can never be canceled: Deadline, Done, and Err always report no deadline, nil, and nil, whatever you set with c.SetContext. For cancellation and deadlines, use c.Context().

:::caution The fiber.Ctx instance is only valid within the lifetime of the handler. It is reused for subsequent requests, so avoid storing c or using it in goroutines that outlive the handler. For asynchronous work, call c.Context() inside the handler to obtain a context.Context that can safely be used after the handler returns. By default, this returns context.Background() unless a custom context was provided with c.SetContext. :::

func doSomething(ctx context.Context) {
    // ... your logic here
}

app.Get("/", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    doSomething(c) // c satisfies context.Context
    return nil
})

Using context outside the handler

fiber.Ctx is recycled after each request. If you need a context that lives longer—for example, for work performed in a new goroutine—obtain it with c.Context() before returning from the handler.

app.Get("/job", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    ctx := c.Context()
    go performAsync(ctx)
    return c.SendStatus(fiber.StatusAccepted)
})

You can customize the base context by calling c.SetContext before requesting it. This changes what c.Context() returns for the rest of the request; it does not make c itself cancelable.

app.Get("/job", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    c.SetContext(context.WithValue(context.Background(), "requestID", "123"))
    ctx := c.Context()
    go performAsync(ctx)
    return nil
})

Retrieving Values

Ctx.Value is backed by Locals. Values stored with c.Locals are accessible through Value or standard context.WithValue helpers.

app.Get("/", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    c.Locals("role", "admin")
    role := c.Value("role") // returns "admin"
    return c.SendString(role.(string))
})

Working with `RequestCtx` and `fasthttpctx`

The underlying fasthttp.RequestCtx can be accessed via c.RequestCtx(). This exposes low-level APIs and the extra context support provided by fasthttpctx.

app.Get("/raw", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    fctx := c.RequestCtx()
    // use fasthttp APIs directly
    fctx.Response.Header.Set("X-Engine", "fasthttp")
    return nil
})

fasthttpctx enables fasthttp to satisfy the context.Context interface. Deadline always reports no deadline. Done closes only when the server shuts down, and Err then returns context.Canceled. Note that this is the fasthttp.RequestCtx, not Fiber's Ctx, whose Done is always nil.

:::caution Done does not fire when an individual client disconnects. To stop a long-running handler at a deadline, wrap c.Context() with context.WithTimeout as shown below. :::

Context Helpers

Fiber and its middleware expose a number of helper functions that retrieve request-scoped values from the context.

Request ID

The RequestID middleware stores the generated identifier in the context. Use requestid.FromContext to read it later.

app.Use(requestid.New())
app.Get("/", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    id := requestid.FromContext(c)
    return c.SendString(id)
})

CSRF

The CSRF middleware provides helpers to fetch the token or the handler attached to the current context.

app.Use(csrf.New())
app.Get("/form", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    token := csrf.TokenFromContext(c)
    return c.SendString(token)
})

app.Post("/logout", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    handler := csrf.HandlerFromContext(c)
    if handler != nil {
        // Invalidate the token on logout
        _ = handler.DeleteToken(c)
    }
    // ... other logout logic
    return c.SendString("Logged out")
})

Session

Sessions are stored on the context and can be retrieved via session.FromContext.

app.Use(session.New())
app.Get("/", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    sess := session.FromContext(c)
    count := sess.Get("visits")
    return c.JSON(fiber.Map{"visits": count})
})

Basic Authentication

After successful authentication, the username is available with basicauth.UsernameFromContext. Passwords in Users must be pre-hashed.

app.Use(basicauth.New(basicauth.Config{
    Users: map[string]string{
        // "secret" hashed using SHA-256
        "admin": "{SHA256}K7gNU3sdo+OL0wNhqoVWhr3g6s1xYv72ol/pe/Unols=",
    },
}))
app.Get("/", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    user := basicauth.UsernameFromContext(c)
    return c.SendString(user)
})

Key Authentication

For API key authentication, the extracted token is stored in the context and accessible via keyauth.TokenFromContext.

app.Use(keyauth.New())
app.Get("/", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    token := keyauth.TokenFromContext(c)
    return c.SendString(token)
})

Using `context.WithValue` and Friends

Standard helpers such as context.WithValue, context.WithTimeout, or context.WithCancel can wrap the request context when needed. Derive them from c.Context(), not from c: c can never be canceled, so a context derived from it would never inherit a deadline or a cancellation.

app.Get("/job", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(c.Context(), 5*time.Second)
    defer cancel()

    // pass ctx to async operations that honor cancellation
    if err := doWork(ctx); err != nil {
        return err
    }
    return c.SendStatus(fiber.StatusOK)
})

Context Cancellation with Goroutines in Fiber

When starting asynchronous work inside a handler, Fiber does not cancel the base fiber.Ctx automatically. By wrapping the request context with context.WithTimeout, you can create a derived context that honors deadlines and cancellation signals.

The goroutine checks ctx.Done() before sending a result. If the deadline elapses, the goroutine exits early and avoids leaking resources.

The handler then waits for either:

a result from the goroutine, or
the context timeout (which returns a 504 Gateway Timeout)

This pattern ensures that long-running operations (database queries, external API calls, background tasks) do not continue running after the request has ended.

func Handler(c fiber.Ctx) error {
    ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(c.Context(), 2*time.Second)
    defer cancel()

    resultChan := make(chan string, 1)

    go func() {
        select {
        case <-time.After(3 * time.Second):
            select {
            case <-ctx.Done():
                return
            case resultChan <- "done":
            }
        case <-ctx.Done():
            return
        }
    }()

    select {
    case res := <-resultChan:
        return c.SendString(res)
    case <-ctx.Done():
        return c.Status(fiber.StatusGatewayTimeout).SendString("timeout")
    }
}

This approach provides safe cancellation semantics for goroutine-based work while allowing you to integrate Fiber handlers with context-aware APIs.

Summary

fiber.Ctx satisfies context.Context but its Deadline, Done, and Err methods are currently no-ops.
RequestCtx exposes the raw fasthttp context. Its Done channel closes only on server shutdown, not on client disconnect.
Use fiber.StoreInContext(c, key, value) to store request-scoped values in both c.Locals() and c.Context() when values must be available through either API.
Middleware helpers like requestid.FromContext or session.FromContext make it easy to retrieve request-scoped data.
Standard helpers such as context.WithTimeout can wrap fiber.Ctx to create fully featured derived contexts inside handlers.
fiber.Config.PassLocalsToContext controls whether Fiber context helpers also propagate values into the request context.Context for Fiber-backed contexts when using StoreInContext. It defaults to false for backward compatibility, while ValueFromContext keeps reading from c.Locals().
Use c.Context() to obtain a context.Context that can outlive the handler, and c.SetContext() to customize it with additional values or deadlines.

With these tools, you can seamlessly integrate Fiber applications with Go's context-based APIs and manage request-scoped data effectively.

Fiber Context as context.Context