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WebSocket.protocol

The WebSocket.protocol read-only property returns the name of the sub-protocol the server selected; this will be one of the strings specified in the protocols parameter when creating the WebSocket object.

Syntax

var protocol = aWebSocket.protocol;

Value

A DOMString.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'WebSocket: protocol' in that specification.
Living Standard Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support Yes ? Yes ? Yes ?
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support ? Yes ? Yes ? ? ?

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSocket/protocol