How can I use an URL parameter to redirect to a page?

Question

I want to create a simeple page on my website that redirects users to another page based on url parameters in javascript. Basically I want to have something like this url https://example.com/go?redirect=google.com that when visited redirects users to google or any url entered in after ?redirect=.

Is this possible in JavaScript, and if so how would I go about writing code to make this function?

Maybe this will solve it if someone has the same problem, haven't tried it yet but just found this. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11823784/redirection-to-a-specific-web-page-based-on-url-parameter-using-javascript — Zreddx, Jan 20 '19 at 17:47
You could read [query params](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/901115/how-can-i-get-query-string-values-in-javascript). — Sebastian Waldbauer, Jan 20 '19 at 17:47

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 21 '19 at 03:06

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Try this:

    var url = new URL(window.location.href);
    var navigate = url.searchParams.get("redirect");
    window.location.href=navigate;

edited Jan 21 '19 at 03:06

Ryan Cogswell

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answered Jan 20 '19 at 17:55

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It did work partially. The script knows the parameter and everything, however it redirects to example.com/google.com instead of just google.com. – Zreddx Jan 20 '19 at 18:03

How can I use an URL parameter to redirect to a page?

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