URL.pathname

The pathname property of the URL interface is a USVString containing an initial '/' followed by the path of the URL not including the query string or fragment (or the empty string if there is no path).

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers

Syntax

const path = url.pathname
url.pathname = newPath

Value

A USVString.

Examples

const url = new URL('https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/pathname?q=value');
console.log(url.pathname); // Logs "/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/pathname"

Specifications

Specification
URL Standard (URL)
# dom-url-pathname

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
pathname
32
13
22
Before Firefox 53, pathname and search returned wrong values for custom protocols. Given protocol:host/x?a=true&b=false, pathname would return "/x?a=true&b=false" and search would return "", rather than "/x" and "?a=true&b=false" respectively. See bug 1310483.
No
19
10
4.4.3
32
22
Before Firefox 53, pathname and search returned wrong values for custom protocols. Given protocol:host/x?a=true&b=false, pathname would return "/x?a=true&b=false" and search would return "", rather than "/x" and "?a=true&b=false" respectively. See bug 1310483.
19
Yes
2.0

See also

  • The URL interface it belongs to.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/pathname