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ISURL function in Google Sheets

Checks whether a value is a valid URL.

=ISURL(value)

ISURL syntax and parameters

One argument, one required.

  • valueanyRequired

    The value to be verified as a URL.

ISURL examples

Formulas you'll actually reuse.

  1. Is the website cell a valid URL?

    =ISURL(E2)

    ResultTRUE

  2. Only make a link when the text is really a URL:

    =IF(ISURL(E2), HYPERLINK(E2, "Visit"), "no site")

ISURL in Excel

No direct equivalent — here's the way around.

Try ISURL in the playground

Edit the example — nothing to install.

Preloaded with the ISURL formula from Example 1 — change anything and watch it respond.

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