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Use this URL Protocol Extractor to pull the scheme or protocol from a full URL without the host, path, query string, or fragment. It is useful for debugging links, checking whether a URL uses HTTPS, reviewing redirect targets, and quickly inspecting the transport scheme used in copied URLs.
URL Protocol Extractor is built for development, debugging, formatting, and quick technical checks directly in the browser.
It returns the scheme or protocol from a full URL, such as https, http, ftp, or mailto.
It returns the protocol name only, such as https.
It helps with security review, redirect debugging, and quick checks of whether a URL uses the expected scheme.
Protocol Extractor returns the scheme like https, while Domain Extractor returns the hostname like example.com.
Use this tool when you only need the protocol quickly. Use URL Parser when you want the whole URL split into parts.
URL Protocol Extractor is built for development, debugging, formatting, and quick technical checks directly in the browser.
Start by checking the input format, removing accidental spaces or unsupported characters, and comparing your input against the example pattern on the page.
Fix: Paste a complete URL such as https://example.com so the protocol can be detected.
Fix: This tool returns the protocol name like https, not the full https:// string.
Fix: Add the full scheme first if you need an exact protocol result.
If you want to see realistic input and output patterns, open the examples page. If you want step-by-step usage guidance, open the guide page.
Open the main URL Protocol Extractor page to test your own input and generate a live result.