The origin read-only property of the URL interface returns a USVString containing the Unicode serialization of the origin of the represented URL. The exact structure varies depending on the type of URL:
- For
httporhttpsURLs, the scheme followed by'://', followed by the domain, followed by':', followed by the port (the default port,80and443respectively, if explicitely specified). - For
file:URLs, the value is browser dependant. - for
blob:URLs, the origin of the URL followingblob:will be used, e.g"blob:https://mozilla.org"will be returned as"https://mozilla.org".
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
Syntax
string = URLObject.origin;
Value
A USVString.
Examples
var url = new URL("blob:https://mozilla.org:443/")
url.origin; // Returns 'https://developer.mozilla.org:443'
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| URL The definition of 'URL.origin' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
origin | Chrome Full support 52 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox
Full support
26
| IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support 10 | WebView Android Full support 52 | Chrome Android Full support 52 | Firefox Android
Full support
26
| Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
See also
- The
URLinterface