Regex Match URL Without Query String

Question

I need to match https://example.com/ exactly but ignore any query strings so:

https://example.com/something should not match but https://example.com/?abc should match.

I've tried using https:\/\/www\.example\.com\/[^?]* but that doesn't seem to work and I'm struggling to find other suitable examples.

Apologies if this has been answered before, I've spent the last half an hour searching the site...

Alex · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-13 14:40:49Z

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^https:\/\/example\.com(\/?\?.*)?$ will match

https://example.com/?abc
https://example.com?abc
https://example.com

but ignore

    https://example.com/something

Is that what you're looking for? Demo at https://regex101.com/r/B22n1p/1

edited Jul 13, 2022 at 14:40

answered Jul 13, 2022 at 12:38

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Alex S Over a year ago

Appreciate you handling URLs that don't end in a trailing slash there too, thank you!

Alex S Over a year ago

Actually I've just been testing this and realised that it doesn't match https://example.com/ on its own?

Alex Over a year ago

"ignore any query strings" is confusing. I've adapted my answer. My advice is next time to list clearly the strings you want to match and strings you want to not match with your regex.

G. C. Over a year ago

Why do not include your own solution in the answer? ^https:\/\/example\.com(\/?\?.*)?$

Alex Over a year ago

Bug. Thanks for pointing out.

Michalor · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-13 12:32:35Z

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Don't forget that ? is an "optional quantifier".

I managed to get the desired with this expression.

(https:\/\/((www\.)|())example\.com)\/(([\?].*)|$)

Try it here for yourself.

answered Jul 13, 2022 at 12:32

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Alex S Over a year ago

Thanks for this. I'm not sure what you mean about ? being an optional qualifier? Alex beat you to it and their solution is a little bit easier to read so I've accepted their answer.

Alex S Over a year ago

Actually I found an issue with their answer, I've accepted yours instead now 🙌

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