Web/API/URL/toString

The URL.toString() stringifier method returns a USVString containing the whole URL. It is effectively a read-only version of URL.href.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Syntax

const href = url.toString()

Return value

A USVString.

Examples

const url = new URL("https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/toString");
url.toString(); // should return the URL as a string

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
URLThe definition of 'stringifier' in that specification.	Living Standard	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
toString	Chrome Full support 19	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 54	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 25	Firefox Android Full support 54	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

See also

• The URL interface it belongs to.

URL.toString() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.