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The URL.canParse() static method checks whether a URL can be parsed into a valid URL object. It's an alternative to calling new URL() in a try … catch statement.

Status

Baseline Newly Available (since 2023-12-07)

This feature is expected to reach Baseline Widely Available status on: 2026-06-07

MDN documentation

URL: canParse() static method

Specifications

URL (#dom-url-canparse), from URL Workstream (WHATWG).

Browser support

Chrome 120 Released on 2023-12-05
Chrome Android 120 Released on 2023-12-05
Edge 120 Released on 2023-12-07
Firefox 115 Released on 2023-07-04
Firefox for Android 115 Released on 2023-07-04
Safari 17 Released on 2023-09-18
Safari on iOS 17 Released on 2023-09-18

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~4.709% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.

Web Platform Tests (WPT)

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