Node.js URL.username API

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025

URL.username is an inbuilt application programming interface(API) of the URL class within Node.JS.

URL.username API is used to get and set the username of the URL.

Syntax:

 url.username

URL: It is an object created by a URL constructor.

Example 1: (Getting the username of URL)

javascript

//Creating an URL_1 object with URL constructor.
const URL_1 = new URL("https://ashish:[email protected]/");

//Getting username of above created URL_1 object
console.log(URL_1.username);

Output:

Example 2: (Setting the username of URL)

javascript

//Creating an URL_1 object with URL constructor.
const URL_1 = new URL("https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/geeks/");

//Getting username of above created URL_1 object
console.log("Before changing username URL is:")
console.log(URL_1.href);
console.log("username: " + URL_1.username);

//Setting URL_1 username to ashu
URL_1.username = "ashu";

//Getting username after setting it to ashu
console.log("After changing username URL is:")
console.log(URL_1.href);
console.log("username: " + URL_1.username);