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

Extracts the path of an http(s) URL and counts path segments. Root path has 0 segments. Short version: URL path and segment count.

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

No. URL Path runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: http/https only via parseHttpUrl.

Should I use Parse URL instead of URL Path?

Use URL Path when you need URL path and segment count. 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 Path?

http/https only via parseHttpUrl. Also: Extracts the path of an http(s) URL and counts path segments. Root path has 0 segments.

URL Path

URL path and segment count.

Extracts the path of an http(s) URL and counts path segments. Root path has 0 segments.

What URL Path does

Extracts the path of an http(s) URL and counts path segments. Root path has 0 segments.

The interactive controls for URL Path load after this article so crawlers still read the instructions. Path /network/url-path is the canonical address. Work happens on this device; Tool-You does not take a copy of the file or pasted text for URL Path.

How to use URL Path

Keep this tab on URL Path (/network/url-path). Pasting into the wrong Network tool (for example Parse URL) changes the job.
Paste or type the input URL Path expects. Path hint: network · url path. URL path and segment count.
Apply the URL Path action only. URL Origin is a different transform (Origin plus protocol and host.). Extracts the path of an http(s) URL and counts path segments. Root path has 0 segments.
Copy the output of URL Path if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: http/https only via parseHttpUrl.
If the text job is actually Split a URL into host, path, query, and more., leave URL Path and open Parse URL.

When not to use URL Path

Skip URL Path 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 the path of an http(s) URL and counts path segments. Root path has 0 segments.

Questions about URL Path

What does URL Path do that other Network pages on this site do not?: Extracts the path of an http(s) URL and counts path segments. Root path has 0 segments. Short version: URL path and segment count.
Does URL Path upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. URL Path runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: http/https only via parseHttpUrl.
Should I use Parse URL instead of URL Path?: Use URL Path when you need URL path and segment count. 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 Path?: http/https only via parseHttpUrl. Also: Extracts the path of an http(s) URL and counts path segments. Root path has 0 segments.