The referrer
read-only property of the Request
interface is set by the user agent to be the referrer of the Request. (e.g., client
, no-referrer
, or a URL.)
Note: If referrer
's value is no-referrer
, it returns an empty string.
Syntax
var myReferrer = request.referrer;
Value
A DOMString
representing the request's referrer.
Example
In the following snippet, we create a new request using the Request.Request()
constructor (for an image file in the same directory as the script), then save the request referrer in a variable:
var myRequest = new Request('flowers.jpg');
var myReferrer = myRequest.referrer; // returns "about:client" by default
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
FetchThe definition of 'referrer' in that specification. | Living Standard | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome Full support 42 Full support 42 Full support 41 Disabled' From version 41: this feature is behind the |
Edge
Full support 14 |
Firefox
Full support 47 |
IE
No support No |
Opera Full support 29 Full support 29 Full support 28 Disabled' From version 28: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 10.1 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android
No support No |
Firefox Android
No support No |
Opera Android Full support 29 Full support 29 Full support 28 Disabled' From version 28: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 10.3 |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.'
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
See also
Request.referrer by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.