> Portal Navigation:
> 
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> - Full concatenated docs: https://dev.wix.com/docs/llms-full.txt

# Method name:

siteLocation.protocol()

# Method Link:

https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/frontend-modules/location/protocol.md

# Method Description:

Gets the protocol of the current page's URL.

Premium sites:
 ![Premium site protocol](https://wixmp-833713b177cebf373f611808.wixmp.com/images/velo-images/media_url_premium_protocol.png "Premium site protocol")

 Free sites:
 ![Free site protocol](https://wixmp-833713b177cebf373f611808.wixmp.com/images/velo-images/media_url_free_protocol.png "Free site protocol")

# Method Permissions:



# Method Permissions Scopes IDs:

undefined



# Method Code Examples:

## Get the protocol of the current page's URL

```javascript
import { location } from '@wix/site-location';

// Premium site URL: "https://www.domain.com/animals/elephant?species=african-elephant#desc"
// Free site URL: "https://user_name.wixsite.com/zoo/animals/elephant?species=african-elephant#desc"


let protocol = await location.protocol(); // "https"
```