Checks whether a value is a valid URL.
Sample Usage
ISURL("http://www.google.com")
ISURL("www.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.
ISURL
will returnTRUE
in 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.
See Also
ISEMAIL
: Checks whether a value is a valid email address.
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.