Parse a URL
See what a long link is made of: the host, the path, and each query parameter decoded and listed on its own line. Useful for tracking links, redirects and API calls.
- Free
- Runs in your browser
- Query parameters decoded
- No sign-up
How It Works
Inspect a URL in three steps.
Paste the URL
A full link or just a domain and path; https:// is assumed when it is missing.
Read the parts
Protocol, host, port, path, query string, fragment and origin are listed separately.
Check the parameters
Each query parameter is decoded and shown as a key and value. Copy everything as JSON.
What are the parts of a URL?
A URL such as https://shop.example.com:8080/shoes/run?size=42&color=blue#reviews has a protocol (https:), a host (shop.example.com), an optional port (8080), a path (/shoes/run), a query string (?size=42&color=blue) and a fragment (#reviews). The query string holds key and value pairs separated by &, often percent-encoded, which makes long tracking links hard to read. This parser uses your browser's built-in URL parser, the same one that decides where a link really goes.
The port is empty when the URL uses the default for its protocol, such as 443 for https. That is how browsers report it too.
Decoded parameters
%20 and + become spaces and %C3%A9 becomes é, so each value is readable.
Repeated keys kept
A key that appears twice, such as ?tag=a&tag=b, is listed twice, in order.
International domains
A domain with non-Latin letters is shown in its xn-- (Punycode) form, which is what DNS actually looks up.
Copy as JSON
Every part and parameter in one JSON object, ready for a ticket or a test.
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Why Use This URL Parser
Make sense of long links.
Spot tracking
utm_ and other tracking parameters stand out when each one is on its own line.
See the real host
Check which domain a link points to before you open it.
JSON export
Copy the parsed URL as JSON for tests and bug reports.
Private
Links are parsed in your browser and never visited or uploaded.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions people ask about the URL Parser.
No. It only reads the text of the URL. Nothing is requested from the site, so it is safe to inspect suspicious links.
Because the URL uses the default port for its protocol: 443 for https and 80 for http. Only a non-default port, such as :8080, is shown.
The query string (after ?) is sent to the server with the request. The fragment (after #) stays in the browser and usually points to a section of the page.
Encode each value with the URL Encode & Decode tool in Query value mode, then join them as key=value pairs with &.
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