Is it possible to access the url of an external website in JavaScript?

Asked Jun 16 '21 at 09:55

Active Jun 16 '21 at 10:45

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I need to access the parameters of an outside website's url, here's what I've tried so far:

fetch('https://someotherwebsite.com?code=aLongString');
    .then(getParams => {
        const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
        const code = params.get('code')
        console.log(code)
    }
)

But it isn't working. Can anyone please help?

Edit: I failed to mention that the url I am trying to fetch includes a redirect_uri parameter. Which means when I actually hit that url I get taken to a different page with a different url, and it is the second url I am trying to access.

Url I want to fetch:

`https://someotherwebsite.com?redirect_uri=https://differentwebsite.com`

Returns Url I want to access:

`https://differentwebsite.com?code=aLongString`

Currently my code variable is just returning undefined

edited Jun 16 '21 at 10:45

asked Jun 16 '21 at 09:55

sgt_pepper85

Which is the result of `console.log(code)`? – Simone Rossaini Jun 16 '21 at 09:56
[But it isn't working](https://idownvotedbecau.se/itsnotworking/) – Quentin Jun 16 '21 at 09:58
`window.location` is the URL of **your page**. If you want the URL in the string two lines earlier then just use the string from two lines earlier. – Quentin Jun 16 '21 at 09:59
var url_string = "http://www.example.com/t.html?a=1&b=3&c=m2-m3-m4-m5"; var url = new URL(url_string); var c = url.searchParams.get("c"); console.log(c); – Damien PAYET Jun 16 '21 at 10:00
Thanks for the help so far guys, I have edited my question since I left out a rather important piece – sgt_pepper85 Jun 16 '21 at 10:46

Is it possible to access the url of an external website in JavaScript?

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