The URL.origin read-only property returns a USVString containing the Unicode serialization of the origin of the represented URL, that is:
- for URL using the
httporhttps, the scheme followed by'://', followed by the domain, followed by':', followed by the port (the default port,80and443respectively, if explicitely specified); - for URL using
file:scheme, the value is browser dependant; - for URL using the
blob:scheme, the origin of the URL followingblob:. E.g"blob:https://mozilla.org"will have"https://mozilla.org".
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
Syntax
string = URLObject.origin;
Examples
var result = new URL("blob:https://mozilla.org:443/").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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| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 52 | 52 | 121 | 26 26 — 442 26 — 493 | Yes1 | Yes1 | ? |
1. Defined in another interface but available to use from URL.
2. This property was on the URLUtils mixin. It has been moved either to the HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils mixin, or directly on the interface.
3. Results for URL using the blob scheme incorrectly returned null.
See also
- The
HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.originproperty