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

Parses any absolute URL for scheme and host. Invalid URL fails. Short version: URL scheme and hostname.

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

No. URL Scheme runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Needs a parseable absolute URL.

Should I use Is HTTP URL instead of URL Scheme?

Use URL Scheme when you need URL scheme and hostname. Use Is HTTP URL when you need Validate http(s) URLs. They share a category (Network) but not the same job.

What are the limits of URL Scheme?

Needs a parseable absolute URL. Also: Parses any absolute URL for scheme and host. Invalid URL fails.

URL Scheme

URL scheme and hostname.

Parses any absolute URL for scheme and host. Invalid URL fails.

What URL Scheme does

Parses any absolute URL for scheme and host. Invalid URL fails.

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

How to use URL Scheme

Keep this tab on URL Scheme (/network/url-scheme). Pasting into the wrong Network tool (for example Is HTTP URL) changes the job.
Paste or type the input URL Scheme expects. Path hint: network · url scheme. URL scheme and hostname.
Apply the URL Scheme action only. Parse URL is a different transform (Split a URL into host, path, query, and more.). Parses any absolute URL for scheme and host. Invalid URL fails.
Copy the output of URL Scheme if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Needs a parseable absolute URL.
If the text job is actually Validate http(s) URLs., leave URL Scheme and open Is HTTP URL.

When not to use URL Scheme

Skip URL Scheme when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Is HTTP URL or Parse URL — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Parses any absolute URL for scheme and host. Invalid URL fails.

Questions about URL Scheme

What does URL Scheme do that other Network pages on this site do not?: Parses any absolute URL for scheme and host. Invalid URL fails. Short version: URL scheme and hostname.
Does URL Scheme upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. URL Scheme runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Needs a parseable absolute URL.
Should I use Is HTTP URL instead of URL Scheme?: Use URL Scheme when you need URL scheme and hostname. Use Is HTTP URL when you need Validate http(s) URLs. They share a category (Network) but not the same job.
What are the limits of URL Scheme?: Needs a parseable absolute URL. Also: Parses any absolute URL for scheme and host. Invalid URL fails.