extracting id from url user input in javascript

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i would like to extract part of a url and not sure what is the best practice for going about that. the url input format would be like: https://somesite.com/video/123456 i would like to extract the video id which is 123456so i can use at another place. any thoughts or suggestion would be appreciated. I am not sure how to use a split or if using regex would be better.

Is it always in this format? split('/') would give you what you need if it doesn't change. — fdomn-m
– fdomn-m, Commented Nov 30, 2015 at 17:15

Bijeshp009 · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-30 17:17:57Z

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If your URL format is consitent just use the following

var url  =  "https://somesite.com/video/123456";

var id = url.split("/")[4]

answered Nov 30, 2015 at 17:17

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Logan Bentley Over a year ago

I'd recommend adding a general solution as well, not just the specific one. Something like this var id = window.location.href.split('?')[0].split('/').pop();

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