Web/API/URL/protocol

The protocol property of the URL interface is a USVString representing the protocol scheme of the URL, including the final ':'.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Syntax

const protocol = url.protocol
url.protocol = newProtocol

Value

A USVString.

Examples

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

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
URLThe definition of 'protocol' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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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
protocol	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 13	Firefox Full support 22	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 10	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 22	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

See also

• The URL interface it belongs to.

URL.protocol by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.