URL Origin

What URL Origin does

Prints origin, protocol, and host (with port when non-default) for http(s) URLs. Unlike Parse URL this is not a full split. Non-http fails.

Practical limit for URL Origin: http and https only. Local URL() parse. That is why output can differ from heavy desktop Network software. Read the tool-specific note again: Prints origin, protocol, and host (with port when non-default) for http(s) URLs. Unlike Parse URL this is not a full split. Non-http fails.

How to use URL Origin

1. Keep this tab on URL Origin (/network/url-origin). Pasting into the wrong Network tool (for example Parse URL) changes the job.
2. Paste or type the input URL Origin expects. Path hint: network · url origin. Origin plus protocol and host.
3. Apply the URL Origin action only. URL Encode / Decode is a different transform (Percent-encode or decode a string (component or URI).). Prints origin, protocol, and host (with port when non-default) for http(s) URLs. Unlike Parse URL this is not a full split. Non-http fails.
4. Copy the output of URL Origin if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: http and https only. Local URL() parse.
5. If the text job is actually Split a URL into host, path, query, and more., leave URL Origin and open Parse URL.

When not to use URL Origin

Skip URL Origin when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Parse URL or URL Encode / Decode — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Prints origin, protocol, and host (with port when non-default) for http(s) URLs. Unlike Parse URL this is not a full split. Non-http fails.

Questions about URL Origin

What does URL Origin do that other Network pages on this site do not?

Prints origin, protocol, and host (with port when non-default) for http(s) URLs. Unlike Parse URL this is not a full split. Non-http fails. Short version: Origin plus protocol and host.

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

No. URL Origin runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: http and https only. Local URL() parse.

Should I use Parse URL instead of URL Origin?

Use URL Origin when you need Origin plus protocol and host. 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 Origin?

http and https only. Local URL() parse. Also: Prints origin, protocol, and host (with port when non-default) for http(s) URLs. Unlike Parse URL this is not a full split. Non-http fails.