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

No. URL Userinfo runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: http(s) URL only. Non-http fails.

Should I use Parse URL instead of URL Userinfo?

Use URL Userinfo when you need Extract username and password from URL. 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 Userinfo

Extract username and password from URL.

Reads username and password from an http(s) URL. Unlike HTTP Basic Auth this parses a URL, not builds a header. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on userinfo. Non-http fails.

What URL Userinfo does

Reads username and password from an http(s) URL. Unlike HTTP Basic Auth this parses a URL, not builds a header. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on userinfo. Non-http fails.

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

How to use URL Userinfo

Keep this tab on URL Userinfo (/network/url-userinfo). Pasting into the wrong Network tool (for example Parse URL) changes the job.
Paste or type the input URL Userinfo expects. Path hint: network · url userinfo. Extract username and password from URL.
Apply the URL Userinfo action only. URL Origin is a different transform (Origin plus protocol and host.). Reads username and password from an http(s) URL. Unlike HTTP Basic Auth this parses a URL, not builds a header. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on userinfo. Non-http fails.
Copy the output of URL Userinfo if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: http(s) URL only. Non-http fails.
If the text job is actually Split a URL into host, path, query, and more., leave URL Userinfo and open Parse URL.

When not to use URL Userinfo

Skip URL Userinfo 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: Reads username and password from an http(s) URL. Unlike HTTP Basic Auth this parses a URL, not builds a header. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on userinfo. Non-http fails.

Questions about URL Userinfo

What does URL Userinfo do that other Network pages on this site do not?: Reads username and password from an http(s) URL. Unlike HTTP Basic Auth this parses a URL, not builds a header. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on userinfo. Non-http fails. Short version: Extract username and password from URL.
Does URL Userinfo upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. URL Userinfo runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: http(s) URL only. Non-http fails.
Should I use Parse URL instead of URL Userinfo?: Use URL Userinfo when you need Extract username and password from URL. 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 Userinfo?: http(s) URL only. Non-http fails. Also: Reads username and password from an http(s) URL. Unlike HTTP Basic Auth this parses a URL, not builds a header. Unlike Parse URL this focuses on userinfo. Non-http fails.