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Inspect a URL, remove unwanted parts, and copy the cleaned result.

What you can do

  • Paste a complete URL to inspect its path, query parameters, and fragment.
  • Copy individual path segments, parameter names, or parameter values.
  • Remove individual parameters or use Remove all and Keep all.
  • Choose whether to remove the fragment after the hash sign.
  • Preview and copy the cleaned URL as you change your selections.
  • Start again with Clear, with no saved history of pasted URLs.

What to know

  • Enter a complete URL with its scheme, such as https://.
  • Surrounding curly quotes are removed automatically when you paste a URL.
  • All parameters and the fragment stay included until you select them for removal.
  • Repeated parameters can be removed individually, and retained parameters keep their original order and encoding.
  • Parameter names and values are decoded for display, while retained parts keep their original text in the result.
  • Changing the input resets your removal choices, and entered URLs are not saved to a history.
  • If copying is unavailable, select the cleaned URL and copy it manually.

Parts of a URL

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) identifies a resource and how to access it, for example:

https://docs.example.com:8443/guides/setup?lang=en&view=compact#install

URL parts and their meanings
PartMeaning
Schemehttps specifies how to access the resource; HTTPS uses an encrypted connection.
Hostdocs.example.com identifies the server by its domain name, with docs as a subdomain of example.com; a host can also be an IP address.
Port:8443 selects a port on the server and can be omitted when the scheme’s default port is used.
Path/guides/setup identifies the resource within the site, with slashes separating path segments.
Query?lang=en&view=compact supplies extra information, such as filters or preferences, after a question mark.
ParameterIn lang=en, lang is the name and en is its value; an ampersand separates it from the next parameter.
Fragment#install identifies a section or client-side state within the resource and is not sent in the HTTP request.
User informationSome URLs include a username and optional password before the host, such as user:password@; this optional part is absent from the example above.

How it works

Your browser checks and separates the URL, then rebuilds the result from the parts you keep; cleaning does not send the URL to a server or visit its destination.

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Changelog

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