# URL Parser

> Break a URL into protocol, host, path, query parameters and fragment.

To parse a URL, paste it above and every component is separated out — protocol, subdomain, root domain, port, path, each query parameter and the fragment. Percent-encoded parameter values are decoded so you see what the server actually receives.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/url-parser
**Category:** Developer Tools (https://convertto.tech/c/developer-tools)
**Privacy:** Runs entirely in the browser; no upload
**Cost:** Free, no sign-up
**Last updated:** 2026-08-01

## Key facts

- **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- **Cost:** Free, unlimited, no sign-up

## How to use

1. Enter or paste your url.
2. The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

## FAQ

### What is the difference between a fragment and a query string?

The query string is sent to the server; the fragment after # never leaves the browser. That is why analytics cannot see fragments by default, and why putting a token in one is safer than putting it in a query.

### Why does my URL break with special characters?

Because characters like space, &, # and + are structural. They must be percent-encoded in values, or the parser treats them as delimiters — a space in an unencoded query parameter truncates the URL at that point in many clients.

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