Location: reload() method

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.

The reload() method of the Location interface reloads the current URL, like the Refresh button.

Syntax

js
reload()

Parameters

forceGet Non-standard

Pass true to force a reload bypassing the cache. Defaults to false. Only supported in Firefox.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

SecurityError DOMException

Thrown if the origin of the script calling the method is not the same origin of the page originally described by the Location object, mostly when the script is hosted on a different domain.

Examples

js
// reload the current page
window.location.reload();

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-location-reload-dev

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobileserver
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Deno
reload

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Full support
Full support
Partial support
Partial support
No support
No support
See implementation notes.
User must explicitly enable this feature.

See also