---
title: URLUtils
slug: Web/API/URLUtils
translation_of: Web/API/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils
---
<p>{{ApiRef("URL API")}}{{SeeCompatTable}}</p>

<p>The <strong><code>URLUtils</code></strong> interface defines utility methods to work with URLs.</p>

<p>There are no objects of this type, but several objects implement it, such as {{domxref("Location")}}, {{domxref("URL")}}, {{domxref("HTMLAnchorElement")}}, and {{domxref("HTMLAreaElement")}}.</p>

<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>

<p><em>This interface doesn't inherit any property.</em></p>

<dl>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.href")}}</dt>
 <dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing the whole URL.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.protocol")}}</dt>
 <dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing the protocol scheme of the URL, including the final <code>':'</code>.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.host")}}</dt>
 <dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing the host, that is the <em>hostname</em>, and then, if the <em>port</em> of the URL is not empty (which can happen because it was not specified or because it was specified to be the default port of the URL's scheme), a <code>':'</code>, and the <em>port</em> of the URL.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.hostname")}}</dt>
 <dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing the domain of the URL.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.port")}}</dt>
 <dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing the port number of the URL.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.pathname")}}</dt>
 <dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing an initial <code>'/'</code> followed by the path of the URL.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.search")}}</dt>
 <dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing a <code>'?'</code> followed by the parameters of the URL.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.hash")}}</dt>
 <dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing a <code>'#'</code> followed by the fragment identifier of the URL.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.username")}}</dt>
 <dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing the username specified before the domain name.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.password")}}</dt>
 <dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing the password specified before the domain name.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.origin")}} {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing the origin of the URL, that is its scheme, its domain and its port.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.searchParams")}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns a {{domxref("URLSearchParams")}} object allowing to access the GET query arguments contained in the URL.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>

<p><em>This interface doesn't inherit any method.</em></p>

<dl>
 <dt>{{domxref("URLUtils.toString()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing the whole URL. It is a synonym for {{domxref("URLUtils.href")}}, though it can't be used to modify the value.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <thead>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('URL', '#urlutils', 'URLUtils')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('URL')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<p>{{ CompatibilityTable() }}</p>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [1]</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("22")}} [1]</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [1]</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [1]</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [1]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>searchParams</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("29")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>username</code> and <code>password</code></td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("26")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>origin </code></td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("26")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>origin</code> on <code>Windows.location</code></td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("21")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Chrome for Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Mobile</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [1]</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [1]</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("22")}} [1]</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [1]</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [1]</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [1]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>searchParams</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>username</code> and <code>password</code></td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("26")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>origin </code></td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("26")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>origin</code> on <code>Windows.location</code></td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("21")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<p>[1] Though not grouped in a single abstract interface, these methods are directly available on the interfaces that implement it, if this interface is supported.</p>

<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li>Other URL-related interfaces: {{domxref("URL")}}, {{domxref("URLUtils")}}, and {{domxref("URLSearchParams")}}.</li>
 <li>Interfaces implementing this one: {{domxref("Location")}}, {{domxref("HTMLAnchorElement")}}, {{domxref("HTMLAreaElement")}}.</li>
</ul>

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