Checks whether a value is a valid URL.
Sample Usage
ISURL("http://google.com")
ISURL("google.com")
ISURL("google.com")
Syntax
ISURL(value)
value- The value to be verified as a URL.
Notes
- Google Sheets automatically links text entered into a cell if a valid URL is detected.
ISURLwill returnTRUEin these cases. - A fully qualified URL is not required. In other words, "http" and "www" are not needed in all cases.
- Valid protocols include ftp, http, https, gopher, mailto, news, telnet, and aim.
- If a URL is flagged as "False," it may use a top-level domain that isn't on our list.
See Also
This function checks if a value is a valid email address against certain 2-letter country or region codes and top-level domains including:
Generic top-level domains
- .com
- .org
- .net
- .edu
- .gov
- .info
- .biz
- .name
- .pro
Sponsored top-level domains
- .aero
- .asia
- .cat
- .coop
- .edu
- .gov
- .int
- .jobs
- .mil
- .museum
- .post
- .tel
- .travel
- .xxx
This list doesn’t include all top-level domains.
If an email is flagged as "False," it may use a top-level domain that isn't on our list.
ISERROR: Checks whether a value is an error.
ISTEXT: Checks whether a value is text.
ISBLANK: Checks whether the referenced cell is empty.
HYPERLINK: Creates a hyperlink inside a cell.