HTMLFormElement: action property

The HTMLFormElement.action property represents the action of the <form> element.

The action of a form is the program that is executed on the server when the form is submitted. This property can be retrieved or set.

Value

A string.

Examples

js
form.action = "/cgi-bin/publish";

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-fs-action

Browser compatibility

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