Web/API/Location/reload

The Location.reload() method reloads the current URL, like the Refresh button.

The reload may be blocked and a SECURITY_ERROR DOMException thrown. This happens if the origin of the script calling location.reload() differs from the origin of the page that owns the Location object. See Same-origin policy for more information.

Syntax

location.reload();

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'Location.reload()' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from HTML5.
HTML5The definition of 'Location.reload()' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
reload	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12 Notes' Full support 12 Notes' Notes' Before Edge 79, if a page added to Trusted Sites contains a cross-origin iframe, then calling reload() from within the iframe reloads the trusted page (in other words, the top page reloads, not the iframe).	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 5.5 Notes' Full support 5.5 Notes' Notes' If a page added to Trusted Sites contains a cross-origin iframe, then calling reload() from within the iframe reloads the trusted page (in other words, the top page reloads, not the iframe).	Opera Full support 3	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

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See implementation notes.

See also

• The Location interface it belongs to.
• Similar methods: Location.assign() and Location.replace().

Location: reload() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.