Get current URL in JavaScript? I am using jQuery. How do I get the path of the current URL and assign it to a variable? Example URL: http://localhost/menuname.de?foo=bar&number=0 Answer: To get the path, you can use: var pathname = window.location.pathname; // Returns path only var url = window.location.href; // Returns full URL http://stackoverflow.com/questions/406192/get-current-url-in-javascript