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

Extracts pathname and counts non-empty path segments. Short version: URL pathname with segment count.

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

No. URL Pathname runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Invalid URL fails.

Should I use Path Segments instead of URL Pathname?

Use URL Pathname when you need URL pathname with segment count. Use Path Segments when you need Split URL path into segments. They share a category (Network) but not the same job.

What are the limits of URL Pathname?

Invalid URL fails. Also: Extracts pathname and counts non-empty path segments.

URL Pathname

URL pathname with segment count.

Extracts pathname and counts non-empty path segments.

What URL Pathname does

Extracts pathname and counts non-empty path segments.

URL Pathname sits in the Network group on purpose. It is not Path Segments (Split URL path into segments.) and not URL Path (URL path and segment count.). Choose this page when you need URL pathname with segment count. If you stretch URL Pathname into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use URL Pathname

Keep this tab on URL Pathname (/network/url-pathname). Pasting into the wrong Network tool (for example Path Segments) changes the job.
Paste or type the input URL Pathname expects. Path hint: network · url pathname. URL pathname with segment count.
Apply the URL Pathname action only. URL Path is a different transform (URL path and segment count.). Extracts pathname and counts non-empty path segments.
Copy the output of URL Pathname if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Invalid URL fails.
If the text job is actually Split URL path into segments., leave URL Pathname and open Path Segments.

When not to use URL Pathname

Skip URL Pathname when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Path Segments or URL Path — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Extracts pathname and counts non-empty path segments.

Questions about URL Pathname

What does URL Pathname do that other Network pages on this site do not?: Extracts pathname and counts non-empty path segments. Short version: URL pathname with segment count.
Does URL Pathname upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. URL Pathname runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Invalid URL fails.
Should I use Path Segments instead of URL Pathname?: Use URL Pathname when you need URL pathname with segment count. Use Path Segments when you need Split URL path into segments. They share a category (Network) but not the same job.
What are the limits of URL Pathname?: Invalid URL fails. Also: Extracts pathname and counts non-empty path segments.