How do I get the full url of the page I am on in C#

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I need to be able to get at the full URL of the page I am on from a user control. Is it just a matter of concatenating a bunch of Request variables together? If so which ones? Or is there a more simpiler way?

To anyone in a loadbalanced webfarm.. beware the port number that appears when using System.Url: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7674850/get-original-url-without-non-standard-port-c — felickz, Nov 09 '12 at 20:25

score 355 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 20 '14 at 04:46

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Here is a list I normally refer to for this type of information:

Request.ApplicationPath :   /virtual_dir
Request.CurrentExecutionFilePath :  /virtual_dir/webapp/page.aspx
Request.FilePath :  /virtual_dir/webapp/page.aspx
Request.Path :  /virtual_dir/webapp/page.aspx
Request.PhysicalApplicationPath :   d:\Inetpub\wwwroot\virtual_dir\
Request.QueryString :   /virtual_dir/webapp/page.aspx?q=qvalue
Request.Url.AbsolutePath :  /virtual_dir/webapp/page.aspx
Request.Url.AbsoluteUri :   http://localhost:2000/virtual_dir/webapp/page.aspx?q=qvalue
Request.Url.Host :  localhost
Request.Url.Authority : localhost:80
Request.Url.LocalPath : /virtual_dir/webapp/page.aspx
Request.Url.PathAndQuery :  /virtual_dir/webapp/page.aspx?q=qvalue
Request.Url.Port :  80
Request.Url.Query : ?q=qvalue
Request.Url.Scheme :    http
Request.Url.Segments :  /
    virtual_dir/
    webapp/
    page.aspx

Hopefully you will find this useful!

answered Jan 20 '14 at 04:46

Mohsen

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1) There is also Request.RawUrl; 2) Request.Url may throw an exception on 'very bad requested paths'. – user2864740 Jul 13 '17 at 04:35
Very helpful answer, but shouldn't the port numbers be consistent to avoid confusion (assuming all the examples are for the same request?e.g, Authority and Port imply port 80 but AbsoluteUri contains port 2000) – Young Bob Aug 14 '17 at 17:25
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`Request.QueryString` returns `q=qvalue` only – Marcel Dec 14 '17 at 13:34
Working Fine :) – Thulasiram Feb 02 '21 at 04:30

score 160 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 03 '08 at 03:49

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I usually use Request.Url.ToString() to get the full url (including querystring), no concatenation required.

answered Sep 03 '08 at 03:49

travis

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If URL contain '#' then all the character after # will not be included. – Krunal Sisodiya Sep 01 '16 at 12:06
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@KrunalSisodiya I don't think that a URL's hash is ever sent to the server, but I could be wrong. – travis Sep 01 '16 at 17:21
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`Request.Url.ToString()` is not include queryString. – Yogesh Patel Jul 19 '17 at 11:40

score 77 · Answer 3 · edited May 03 '18 at 13:03

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Request.Url.AbsoluteUri

This property does everything you need, all in one succinct call.

edited May 03 '18 at 13:03

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answered Sep 03 '08 at 05:06

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+1. This is the best answer. Should be preferred over Request.Url.ToString(). – Todd Menier Sep 04 '13 at 12:49

Serj Sagan · Answer 4 · 2021-04-28T07:01:36.220

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For ASP.NET Core you'll need to spell it out:

var request = Context.Request;
@($"{ request.Scheme }://{ request.Host }{ request.Path }{ request.QueryString }")

Or you can add a using statement to your view:

@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Extensions

then

@Context.Request.GetDisplayUrl()

The _ViewImports.cshtml might be a better place for that @using

edited Apr 28 '21 at 07:01

answered Sep 20 '17 at 00:28

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Thanks. This helped! – FlyingV Feb 21 '19 at 22:29
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That should probably be `$"{ request.Scheme }{ Uri.SchemeDelimiter }{ request.Host }{ request.PathBase.Add(request.Path) }{ request.QueryString }"` – Jeremy Lakeman Apr 28 '21 at 07:07
Probably? You should test such assumptions before commenting as such. I tested mine... – Serj Sagan Apr 28 '21 at 08:05

score 9 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 02 '08 at 21:16

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if you need the full URL as everything from the http to the querystring you will need to concatenate the following variables

Request.ServerVariables("HTTPS") // to check if it's HTTP or HTTPS
Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME") 
Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME") 
Request.ServerVariables("QUERY_STRING")

answered Sep 02 '08 at 21:16

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This doesn't take into account non-standard ports (i.e. not using port 80 for http) – Spongeboy Aug 15 '11 at 03:01
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you could use Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_PORT") for port detection ! – armen Oct 31 '14 at 09:00
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Note that this answer uses VB.Net syntax. In C#, use Request.ServerVariables["HTTPS"] for example. – jaycer May 04 '17 at 15:03

score 8 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 02 '08 at 21:11

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Request.RawUrl

answered Sep 02 '08 at 21:11

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this doesn't not return the full url. If the full url is http://www.blah.com/1.1/home/main?a=1 Request.RawUrl will return 1.1/hom/main?a=1 – jnoreiga Aug 02 '12 at 18:06

score 7 · Answer 7 · edited Oct 19 '15 at 06:16

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Better to use Request.Url.OriginalString than Request.Url.ToString() (according to MSDN)

edited Oct 19 '15 at 06:16

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answered Mar 13 '14 at 09:01

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It's only better if you really require the original string. – Dirk Mar 13 '14 at 09:23
@DirkThe from link to MSDN above: "String returned by the ToString method may contain control characters, which can corrupt the state of a console application. You can use the GetComponents method with the UriFormat.SafeUnescaped format to remove control characters from the returned string." – Artem Mar 13 '14 at 10:44
Exactly, and that has nothing to do with `OriginalString`. – Dirk Mar 13 '14 at 10:45

score 5 · Answer 8 · answered Sep 02 '08 at 21:27

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Thanks guys, I used a combination of both your answers @Christian and @Jonathan for my specific need.

"http://" + Request.ServerVariables["SERVER_NAME"] +  Request.RawUrl.ToString()

I don't need to worry about secure http, needed the servername variable and the RawUrl handles the path from the domain name and includes the querystring if present.

answered Sep 02 '08 at 21:27

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You should also know that RawUrl, unlike Request.Url, represents the original, unmapped request url if url mapping is being used. – harpo Sep 09 '08 at 05:44
SERVER_NAME often does not return the "real" URL used by the client. HTTP_HOST is probably the better form if going to dig in directly.. also misses out simple HTTP-to-another-port. – user2864740 Jul 13 '17 at 04:39

score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Dec 03 '13 at 14:17

If you need the port number also, you can use

Request.Url.Authority

Example:

string url = Request.Url.Authority + HttpContext.Current.Request.RawUrl.ToString();

if (Request.ServerVariables["HTTPS"] == "on")
{
    url = "https://" + url;
}
else 
{
    url = "http://" + url;
}

score 1 · Answer 10 · edited Feb 27 '19 at 07:21

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Try the following -

var FullUrl = Request.Url.AbsolutePath.ToString();
var ID = FullUrl.Split('/').Last();

edited Feb 27 '19 at 07:21

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answered Feb 27 '19 at 06:21

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