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URLs Explained: Understand Every Part of a URL

What is a URI?

A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) identifies a resource. It can be either a URN (Uniform Resource Name) or a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). A URI may serve as both a name and a locator.

What is a URL?

A URL locates a resource using a specific scheme (e.g., HTTP, HTTPS, FTP). It's basically the web address of a resource.

scheme://username:[email protected]:port/path/file.ext?query=string#fragment

http://www.fakedomain.com
https://login:[email protected]/path/to/resource.html?user=admin&id=5#top
ftp://ftp.exampledata.org/files/report.txt

What is a URN?

A Uniform Resource Name (URN) is an identifier for a resource without referencing its location.

urn:isbn:1234567890
urn:ietf:rfc:3986
urn:uuid:abc12345-def6-7890-gh12-ijklmnopqrst

URL Component Definitions

Userinfo (Username & Password)

Used for authentication, appears before the host and separated by @.

ftp://username:[email protected]/

Authority

Includes the userinfo, hostname, and port (userinfo and port are optional).

admin:[email protected]:8080
[email protected]

Scheme (or Protocol)

Describes how the resource should be accessed.

http
https
ftp
tel

Path

Specifies the location of the resource on the server.

http://www.fakeurl.com/folder/page.html
https://blog.fakesite.net/posts/2025/article.html

Query String

Contains key-value pairs providing extra information, following a ?.

?id=123&ref=abc
?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc

Fragment (Hash)

Points to a subsection of the resource, following #.

#about-us
#section-3

Learn More

Visit our URLs Explained Guide for an in-depth look at how URLs, URIs, and URNs work.