Request.referrerPolicy

The referrerPolicy read-only property of the Request interface returns the referrer policy, which governs what referrer information, sent in the Referer header, should be included with the request.

Syntax

var myReferrerPolicy = request.referrerPolicy;

Value

A DOMString representing the request's referrerPolicy. For more information and possible values, see the Referrer-Policy HTTP header page.

Example

In the following snippet, we create a new request using the Request.Request() constructor (for an image file in the same directory as the script), then save the request referrer policy in a variable:

var myRequest = new Request('flowers.jpg');
var myReferrer = myRequest.referrerPolicy; // returns "" by default

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Fetch
The definition of 'referrerPolicy' in that specification.
Living Standard Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Edge Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 52 (Yes) 47 (47) No support

?

No support
Feature Android Edge Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile Chrome for Android
Basic support ? (Yes) ? No support No support No support No support ?

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