URL Parser — Split a URL into Its Parts

URL component breakdown with decoding, IDN hosts and query parameter editing

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What it is

A long URL is hard to read by eye: where does the host end and the query begin? This tool splits an address into protocol, credentials, host, port, path, query and hash, and decodes percent-encoded values so you can read them. Query parameters can be edited right in a table.

How to use

Paste a full address starting with https:// into the URL box.
In the “URL components” table, read the raw and decoded value of each part and copy what you need.
In the “Query parameters” table, edit keys and values, or use the delete and add buttons.
Changes go straight back into the URL in the input, so you can copy the result as it is.

How it works

Parsing is done by the browser’s URL object, which implements the WHATWG URL standard. It is not a home-made parser, so the result matches what the browser does.
Components are protocol, username, password, hostname, port, origin, pathname, search and hash. A default port shows as empty.
Percent encoding (%ED%95%9C) is decoded as UTF-8; malformed escapes are left as they were.
Internationalized hosts are converted between the xn-- form and the Unicode form following the punycode rules of RFC 3492.
Query parameters are read and written with URLSearchParams. Repeated keys keep their order, and a key without a value (?flag) is shown with an empty value.
Input with no scheme, an empty host or stray spaces gets an error message and nothing else happens. The tool never connects to the address.

Examples

Input	Result
`https://münchen.de/straße`	host `xn--mnchen-3ya.de`, Unicode `münchen.de`
`https://예시.한국/경로?이름=홍 길동#해시`	path `/%EA%B2%BD%EB%A1%9C`, decoded `/경로`, parameter `이름=홍 길동`
`https://example.com:443/a`	port empty (default port)
`https://e.com/?q=%F0%9F%98%80`	`q` = 😀

Notes

If the address contains a username or password, a notice is shown. Keep such URLs off shared screens.
Other schemes such as mailto: and ftp: can be split into components too.

FAQ

Which rules are used to parse the URL?

The WHATWG URL standard as implemented by your browser's built-in `URL` API. It parses exactly as an address bar or link would, so host names are lowercased, default ports (443 for https, 80 for http) are dropped and `..` in paths is resolved automatically.

How are internationalized domain names shown?

A Unicode host is converted to punycode (the ASCII form starting with `xn--`) by the standard and shown under Host (ASCII); the readable original appears under Host (Unicode). Paste an address that is already in punycode and it is decoded back to Unicode.

Why is example.com/path rejected?

The URL standard needs a scheme such as `https://` before it treats a string as a complete URL. Without one the protocol is unknown, so you get an error asking you to add a scheme.

Does editing a query parameter change my original URL?

Editing a key or value, or adding or deleting a parameter, rewrites the URL in the input above. The path and hash are kept; the query is re-encoded by URLSearchParams rules (spaces become +, non-ASCII becomes %XX).