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name: "up.layer.parent"
area: "API"
kind: "JavaScript property"
parent: "up.layer module"
url: "https://unpoly.com/api/up.layer.parent"
---
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# up.layer.parent

Returns the parent layer of the [current layer](https://unpoly.com/api/up.layer.current.md).

This is a shortcut for `up.layer.current.parent`. See [`up.Layer#parent`](https://unpoly.com/api/up.Layer.prototype.parent.md) for more documentation.

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## Value {#value}

### parent {#parent}

This layer's parent layer.

Type: [up.Layer](https://unpoly.com/api/up.Layer.md)