NavigationDestination: index property

Baseline 2026
Newly available

Since January 2026, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The index read-only property of the NavigationDestination interface returns the index value of the destination NavigationHistoryEntry if the NavigateEvent.navigationType is traverse, or -1 otherwise.

Value

A number representing the index of the destination NavigationHistoryEntry, or -1.

Examples

js
navigation.addEventListener("navigate", (event) => {
  console.log(event.destination.index);
});

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# the-navigationdestination-interface:dom-navigationdestination-index-2

Browser compatibility

See also