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# Method name: prefix()

# Method package: wixLocationFrontend

# Method menu location: wixLocationFrontend --> prefix

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-location-frontend/prefix.md

# Method Description:

Gets the prefix of a dynamic page's or router page's URL.

Only dynamic pages and router pages have a prefix. The value of the
 `prefix` property for other page types is always `undefined`.
   
 Premium sites:
 ![Premium site prefix](https://wixmp-833713b177cebf373f611808.wixmp.com/images/velo-images/media_url_premium_prefix.png "Premium site prefix")

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

 To learn more about dynamic page prefixes, see [About URL Prefixes and Page Grouping of Dynamic Pages](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/databases/wix-data/dynamic-pages/making-dynamic-page-urls-meaningful-with-prefixes.md).

 To learn more about router page prefixes, see [About Routers](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/coding-with-velo/routers/about-routers.md#url-prefix).



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

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

```javascript
import wixLocationFrontend from 'wix-location-frontend';

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

let prefix = wixLocationFrontend.prefix; // "mammals"
```

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