Structure of a URL

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A valid value for the URL data type can be composed of the following parts.

Example URL:

http://www.app.example.co.uk/support

NOTE: 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	co.uk com, net, org	SUFFIX Function	Every valid URL must have at least one top-level domain. NOTE: When the `DOMAIN` function parses a multi-tiered top-level domain such as `co.uk`, the output is the first part of the domain value (e.g. `co`).
Second-level domain	example app.example	DOMAIN Function	This value can be extracted from a valid URL using the `DOMAIN` function. See DOMAIN Function.
Third-level domain	www	SUBDOMAIN Function	This value can be extracted from a valid URL using the `SUBDOMAIN` function. See SUBDOMAIN Function.
path	/support
protocol identifier	http:// https://		You can use pattern matching to locate these protocol identifiers. In your Wrangle transforms, use the following Alteryx® pattern: `http%?://` For an example, see IPTOINT Function.
host	www.app.example.com	HOST Function	Protocol identifier (e.g. `http://`) is not included

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