# Domain Extractor

Extract domain names from URLs. Supports various extraction options including subdomains and path analysis.

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/domain-extractor

- **Category:** Development

- **Keywords:** domain, extractor, URL, parser, website, subdomain, hostname

## Overview

The Domain Extractor is a powerful utility designed to parse and isolate domain names from long lists of URLs. Whether you need to clean up web traffic logs, organize marketing data, or filter website hostnames, this tool provides precise extraction modes to suit your specific requirements.

## Inputs

- **URLs** (textarea): Enter URLs to extract domains from, one per line: https://www.example.com/path http://subdomain.example.org https://api.example.com/v1/users www.test-site.net
- **Extraction Mode** (select): Choose what part of the domain to extract
- **Include Subdomains** (checkbox): Include subdomains in the extraction
- **Include Protocol** (checkbox): Show HTTP/HTTPS protocol information
- **Include Path** (checkbox): Show URL path information
- **Show Details** (checkbox): Display detailed domain analysis
- **Add Line Numbers** (checkbox): Number each extraction result

## When to use

- Cleaning and normalizing large lists of raw URLs for data analysis.
- Isolating root domains from complex subdomains for SEO or security auditing.
- Extracting specific URL components like paths or protocols during web development tasks.

## How it works

- Paste your list of URLs into the input area, ensuring each URL is on a new line.
- Select your preferred extraction mode, such as 'Root Domain Only' or 'Full Domain'.
- Toggle additional options like 'Include Path' or 'Add Line Numbers' to customize the output format.
- Click the process button to instantly generate your cleaned list of domains.

## Use cases

- Marketing analysts cleaning referral traffic data to identify top-performing websites.
- Developers parsing configuration files or logs to extract unique hostnames for allowlisting.
- SEO specialists organizing backlink profiles by grouping URLs under their respective root domains.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I extract only the root domain?

Yes, select the 'Root Domain Only' mode to strip away subdomains and paths, leaving only the primary domain.

### Does this tool support bulk processing?

Yes, you can paste hundreds of URLs into the input box, and the tool will process them all at once.

### Can I include the URL path in the output?

Yes, enable the 'Include Path' checkbox to retain the path information alongside the domain.

### Is it possible to number the results?

Yes, simply check the 'Add Line Numbers' option to automatically index your extracted list.

### Does the tool handle different protocols like HTTP and HTTPS?

Yes, you can toggle the 'Include Protocol' option to show or hide the protocol prefix in your results.

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