Structure of a URL
This section provides information about the structure of a URL.
A valid value for the URL data type can be composed of the following parts.
Example URL:
http://www.app.example.co.uk/support
注記
IP addresses that include the protocol identifier (http://1.2.3.4
) do not contain domain identifiers and need to be processed using a different set of methods. It might be easier to remove the protocol identifiers and change the data type to IP Address.
The hierarchy of domain names extends from right to left.
Element Name | Examples | Wrangle Function | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Top-level domain |
| Every valid URL must have at least one top-level domain. 注記 When the | |
Second-level domain | example app.example | This value can be extracted from a valid URL using the | |
Third-level domain | www | This value can be extracted from a valid URL using the | |
path | /support | ||
protocol identifier | http:// https:// | You can use pattern matching to locate these protocol identifiers. In your Wrangle transforms, use the following Wrangle : `http%?://` For an example, see IPTOINT Function. | |
host | www.app.example.com | Protocol identifier (e.g. |