Parts of a URL

Understand every part of a URL

A developer-friendly explorer for URL anatomy. Paste a URL below to break it down.

https://www.example.co.uk/blog/article?id=123#intro
Scheme
Host
Path
Query
Fragment
BasicsPrecision Mode
Scheme / Protocol
https

The scheme that defines how to connect (e.g., https, mailto).

Host (Domain)
www.example.co.uk

The address of the server.

Subdomain
www

The prefix to the main domain, often used for organization (e.g. www, blog).

Pathname
/blog/article

The location of a specific resource on the server.

Query / Search
?id=123

Key-value pairs for parameters, starting with ?.

Fragment / Hash
#intro

An internal anchor or client-side state, starting with #. Not sent to server.

Query Parameters
id123

Key-value pairs parsed from the search string.