Seeking assistance extracting URLs from hyperlinks in Google Sheets
I’ve recently copied a number of hyperlinks from a site and pasted them into a Google Sheet. The pasted links appear as clickable text but are not in HYPERLINK formula format. I’m looking for a way to isolate just the URL itself (excluding the display text) and place it in the adjacent column.
Is there a formula that would work for this? Perhaps something like:
=GETURL(A1)
In this example, A1 contains the hyperlink text, and the formula should yield just the URL.
I have seen various solutions but they typically apply when dealing with existing HYPERLINK formulas. My case is unique since I’ve pasted in plain linked text from the web. A solution using Google Apps Script is fine too, but I would prefer to do this with a formula if available.
Does anyone have a method for extracting the URL from these cells?
I had this exact problem when importing scraped data. The issue is that pasted hyperlinks stay clickable but you can’t access the URL with normal sheet functions. You’ll need a custom function in Google Apps Script. Go to Extensions > Apps Script and create a function using getRichTextValue().getLinkUrl() to pull the URL from each cell. Once it’s deployed, you can use it in your sheet like any other formula. Way more reliable than trying to parse HTML or mess with regex.
totally get ur frustation! there isn’t a built-in formula for that in Google Sheets. u might have to resort to Apps Script for it. it seems a lil tricky, but you can totally manage it! gl!
Google Sheets doesn’t have a built-in function to extract URLs from hyperlinks. When you paste links, they keep their hyperlink properties but formulas can’t access them. I hit this same problem last month with client data. The fix is a custom Google Apps Script function using getA1Notation and getRichTextValue methods to pull the actual URL. Takes about 10 minutes to set up, then you can use it like any regular formula. Scripts are really your only option here since the URL data lives in the cell’s metadata, not as text that formulas can read.