How to get the current browser URL using JavaScript?

Question

I have a website on a host example.myhost.com but I also have a sub-domain for French fr.example.myhost.com which is different than example.myhost.com.

If I'm at fr.example.myhost.com and I use window.location.href, I get example.myhost.com instead of fr.example.myhost.com.

How do I get the URL typed in the address bar of the browser?

• Douglas: Do you see the right content if you run alert(location)?
• SeanCannon: location.href should give you the entire url.
• Alon: @Douglas, no , the alert box gives example.myhost.com
• Alon: @AlienWebguy, it doesn't give me the current url
• LordZardeck: @Alon what browser are you using?

Answer 1

window.location

The subdomain shouldn't make a difference. If, however, you've typed the URL in the address bar, after the page has loaded (but not hit enter), then that's a different story altogether.

• LordZardeck: true, but the way he worded the question i'm assuming he actually has loaded the page with that url
• Alon: In my browser window, I see fr.example.myhost.com while when I do window.location, I see example.myhost.com
• vol7ron: do you have an actual webpage example?

Answer 2

That's weird, cause it works for me. You might try:

• window.location.host
• window.location.hostname
• window.location.origin

Answer 3

Look the same question here : Get current URL in web browser

Use :

console.log(document.URL);