// Get node from path alias.
$path = Drupal::service('path.alias_manager')->getPathByAlias('/this-is-the-alias');
if(preg_match('/node/(d+)/', $path, $matches)) {
$node = Drupal
odeEntityNode::load($matches[1]);
}
// Path alias manager service has been change to 'path_alias.manager' on later version.
$path = Drupal::service('path_alias.manager')->getPathByAlias('/this-is-the-alias');
Drupal 8
$alias = Drupal::service('path.alias_manager')->getAliasByPath('/node/'.$nid);
Drupal 9
$alias = Drupal::service('path_alias.manager')->getAliasByPath('/node/'.$nid);