How to obtain Domain name via JavaScript?

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Is there a way to obtain the domain name of the current page by using javascript in a browser (IE, FireFox, etc) ?

which windows machine? The client or the server? – ftrotter Aug 19 '12 at 22:31 — ftrotter, Aug 19 '12 at 22:31

score 141 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 30 '09 at 17:49

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If you are asking about the machine name of the host that served up the current page, you can find that with

window.location.hostname

If you are asking about the name of the machine that is displaying the page in a browser, that information is restricted by browsers for security purposes.

answered Jun 30 '09 at 17:49

Mike Clark

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+1 for reading the question properly, unlike everyone else. – Spudley May 13 '12 at 12:58

score 19 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 21 '15 at 21:42

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You can use document.domain to get domain name.

edited Oct 21 '15 at 21:42

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answered Oct 30 '12 at 10:15

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Simple, elegant, what I wanted. – Andy Dec 29 '18 at 21:10

score 13 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 30 '09 at 17:48

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window.location.host

EDIT: If you meant the domain of the client machine, I don't think it is possible.

answered Jun 30 '09 at 17:48

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except on ie, which have something i would rather not to say..... active....x. – J-16 SDiZ May 13 '12 at 16:55

How to obtain Domain name via JavaScript?

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