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  1. The WebSocket API (WebSockets)
  2. WebSocket
  3. Constructor
    1. WebSocket()
  4. Instance properties
    1. binaryType
    2. bufferedAmount
    3. extensions
    4. protocol
    5. readyState
    6. url
  5. Instance methods
    1. close()
    2. send()
  6. Events
    1. close
    2. error
    3. message
    4. open
  7. Inheritance
    1. EventTarget
  8. Related pages for WebSockets API
    1. CloseEvent
    2. MessageEvent
    3. WebSocketStream Experimental

In this article

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WebSocket: url property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

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Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The WebSocket.url read-only property returns the absolute URL of the WebSocket as resolved by the constructor.

Value

A string.

Specifications

Specification
WebSockets
# ref-for-dom-websocket-url①

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