Does URL Hostname upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. URL Hostname runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: URL or host string. Bad input fails.

Should I use Parse URL instead of URL Hostname?

Use URL Hostname when you need Extract host and port. Use Parse URL when you need Split a URL into host, path, query, and more. They share a category (Network) but not the same job.

URL Hostname

Extract host and port.

Extracts hostname and port from a URL or host-like string. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on host/port. Unlike Host Port Split this accepts full URLs. Bad input fails.

What URL Hostname does

Extracts hostname and port from a URL or host-like string. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on host/port. Unlike Host Port Split this accepts full URLs. Bad input fails.

This URL is only for URL Hostname (network · url hostname). Extract host and port. Other Network tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to URL Hostname alone: Extracts hostname and port from a URL or host-like string. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on host/port. Unlike Host Port Split this accepts full URLs. Bad input fails.

How to use URL Hostname

Keep this tab on URL Hostname (/network/url-hostname). Pasting into the wrong Network tool (for example Parse URL) changes the job.
Paste or type the input URL Hostname expects. Path hint: network · url hostname. Extract host and port.
Apply the URL Hostname action only. URL Origin is a different transform (Origin plus protocol and host.). Extracts hostname and port from a URL or host-like string. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on host/port. Unlike Host Port Split this accepts full URLs. Bad input fails.
Copy the output of URL Hostname if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: URL or host string. Bad input fails.
If the text job is actually Split a URL into host, path, query, and more., leave URL Hostname and open Parse URL.

When not to use URL Hostname

Skip URL Hostname when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Parse URL or URL Origin — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Extracts hostname and port from a URL or host-like string. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on host/port. Unlike Host Port Split this accepts full URLs. Bad input fails.

Questions about URL Hostname

What does URL Hostname do that other Network pages on this site do not?: Extracts hostname and port from a URL or host-like string. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on host/port. Unlike Host Port Split this accepts full URLs. Bad input fails. Short version: Extract host and port.
Does URL Hostname upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. URL Hostname runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: URL or host string. Bad input fails.
Should I use Parse URL instead of URL Hostname?: Use URL Hostname when you need Extract host and port. Use Parse URL when you need Split a URL into host, path, query, and more. They share a category (Network) but not the same job.
What are the limits of URL Hostname?: URL or host string. Bad input fails. Also: Extracts hostname and port from a URL or host-like string. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on host/port. Unlike Host Port Split this accepts full URLs. Bad input fails.