# Checking if a string is a URL

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/checking-if-a-string-is-a-url/1084737>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** webviewer, beginner\
**Created:** [February 6, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/checking-if-a-string-is-a-url/1084737 "2021-02-06T11:44:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![hazhalim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/hazhalim/32/94530_2.png) [@hazhalim](https://community.thunkable.com/u/hazhalim)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/checking-if-a-string-is-a-url/1084737/1 "2021-02-06T11:44:48Z")

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Hi,

I made an in-app browser to open links in the app I’m currently making. However, I can’t get the Text Input to recognize whether the text is a normal phrase or a URL. I already tried to implement the existing solution on the forum:

([[Thunkable Classic] Checkif text is an url](https://community.thunkable.com/t/check-if-text-is-an-url/11617)

 ![Screenshot 2021-02-06 at 7.37.15 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/8/78e506c4a9bf7950dca93d003d4bd9bcbf979b49.png)

Whenever i type a URL on the textbook then it will just result in an error:

 ![Screenshot 2021-02-06 at 7.42.41 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/3/f/3f0158b15ac2fdd62928936e5cf2487090bf8416.png)

Would anyone mind to tell me what went wrong? 😅

Thanks,  
Haziq

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/checking-if-a-string-is-a-url/1084737/2 "2021-02-08T12:11:46Z")

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Can you try something like [www.google.com](http://www.google.com)?  
What is the response from your app?

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**Author:** ![hazhalim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/hazhalim/32/94530_2.png) [@hazhalim](https://community.thunkable.com/u/hazhalim)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/checking-if-a-string-is-a-url/1084737/3 "2021-02-17T02:10:35Z")

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Hi, sorry for taking long to respond!

In fact, that is what I typed ([google.com](http://google.com)) in the Text Input just like in the screenshot, and it still gives the -1100 error! It’s so confusing. The blocks are correct, right?

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/checking-if-a-string-is-a-url/1084737/4 "2021-02-17T03:18:05Z")

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You need to test by typing [https://www.google.com](https://www.google.com)

If this works then use [www.google.com](http://www.google.com)

And so on. Make sure you do not add any space in front of the name or at the end of it.

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/checking-if-a-string-is-a-url/1084737/5 "2024-11-08T13:29:35Z")

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**Author:** ![matt\_conroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/matt_conroy/32/150843_2.png) [@matt\_conroy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/matt_conroy)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/checking-if-a-string-is-a-url/1084737/6 "2024-12-19T17:00:49Z")

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