URL Extractor - Find Links in Text
Extract URLs and links from plain text, HTML snippets, logs, emails, spreadsheets, and copied content.
π Extract URLs from Text - SEO Analysis & Link Building Tool
Extract all URLs and links from any text instantly. Perfect for SEO specialists analyzing backlinks, content managers auditing internal links, and developers parsing API responses.
β Perfect For:
- β’ Competitor backlink analysis
- β’ Internal link structure audits
- β’ Broken link identification
- β’ Guest post opportunity research
β‘ Key Features:
- β’ Detects http, https, and www links
- β’ Automatic duplicate removal
- β’ Export for SEO tool import
- β’ Handles query params & fragments
β Frequently Asked Questions
How can I use this for SEO competitor analysis?
Copy the HTML source of a competitor's page, paste it into the tool, and extract all their outbound links. This reveals their link building sources, partnerships, and content distribution channels.
Can I extract URLs from API responses or JSON?
Yes! The tool works with any text format including JSON, XML, HTML, plain text, or log files. It uses pattern matching to identify URLs regardless of the surrounding structure.
What URL formats are supported?
We support all standard formats: full URLs (https://example.com), www links (www.example.com), subdomains, query parameters, URL fragments, international domains, and custom ports.
How do I check if extracted URLs are broken?
After extracting URLs, download the list and use a broken link checker tool like Screaming Frog, Dead Link Checker, or online bulk URL validators.
Related Tools
Related Tools
Paste text, HTML, logs, emails, or notes and extract the URLs into a clean list. This helps with content audits, outreach cleanup, analytics checks, and collecting links from copied documents without manually scanning every line.
What is a URL extractor?
What is a URL extractor?
A URL extractor finds web addresses inside larger text and returns them as a separate list. It can help locate links that begin with http, https, or common domain patterns depending on the parser rules.
When to extract URLs
When to extract URLs
Content audits
Collect links from articles, pages, and drafts before publishing.
Log and report cleanup
Pull URLs out of analytics exports, error logs, or support messages.
Email and outreach work
Gather links from pasted email threads or research notes.
Developer checks
Find endpoints and redirect targets in copied snippets.
How URL extraction works
How URL extraction works
The tool scans text for URL-like patterns, normalizes the matches where possible, removes duplicates if selected, and returns a clean list. Complex malformed URLs may need manual review.
URL extraction options
URL extraction options
| Extract all URLs | Audits and research | Best when you need every discovered link. |
| Remove duplicates | Clean reports | Useful for counting unique targets. |
| Parse query strings | Developer analysis | Use a URL query analyzer for parameter details. |
Private text parsing
Private text parsing
All parsing happens in your browser, which is useful for private drafts, internal logs, and unpublished research. Avoid pasting secrets into any third-party tool unless policy allows it.