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Regex for URL matching in JavaScript

Q: What is the regex for URL matching in JavaScript?

https?:\/\/[^\s/$.?#].[^\s]* — Extracting URLs from text is a frequent need for scrapers and log parsers. This pattern matches http(s) links up to the first whitespace. Try your own inputs below.

Extracting URLs from text is a frequent need for scrapers and log parsers. This pattern matches http(s) links up to the first whitespace. Try your own inputs below.

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/https?:\/\/[^\s/$.?#].[^\s]*/g

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