JS: Get URL (window.location)

This page shows you how to get the current URL.

The window.location object contains URL info. You can use it like this:

window.location.href

The window.location object has the following properties. Their values are string.

href

Entire URL. e.g. http://example.com/4960/p?tn=1&wvr=5
. If you set window.location.href, browser will load it.

protocol

Protocol. e.g. http://, ftp://, file://

host

The host name and port number (if the URL has port number). e.g. www.example.com:8080 or empty string.

hostname

Host name. e.g. www.example.com

origin

Origin. e.g. http://www.example.com or "null"

port

Port number. e.g. 8080

pathname

Pathname, with beginning slash. e.g. /js/js_get_url.html

search

Part of URL after ?, including ?. e.g. ?topnav=1&wvr=5 [see Update URL Param]

hash

The part of url after #, including #. e.g. #hoot