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URL

To set an URL match you first need to choose the match type and then set the value to match.

Create Audience step 3 The example above will register conversions for visitors that visits the success page. This is done by adding an URL condition with a Contains match for the /checkout/success page.

Match types

Simple match

This will match the URL fully but will ignore any parameters.

Example

Simple match on https://www.domain.com

Will match

  • https://www.domain.com
  • https://www.domain.com?utm_source...
  • https://www.domain.com/
  • https://www.domain.com/?utm_source...

Will not match

  • https://domain.com
  • https://blog.domain.com
  • http://www.domain.com
  • https://www.domain.com/home

Exact match

This will match the URL fully including any parameters.

Example

Simple match on https://www.domain.com

Will match

  • https://www.domain.com
  • https://www.domain.com/

Will not match

  • https://domain.com
  • https://blog.domain.com
  • http://www.domain.com
  • https://www.domain.com/home
  • https://www.domain.com?utm...
  • https://www.domain.com/?utm...

Contains

This will match if the value is anywhere in the URL (including parameters)

Example

Simple match on success

Will match

  • https://www.domain.com/checkout/success
  • https://www.domain.com?utm_source...
  • https://www.domain.com/
  • https://www.domain.com/?utm_source...

Will not match

  • https://domain.com
  • https://blog.domain.com
  • http://www.domain.com
  • https://www.domain.com/home

Regex

Regex matching is a very powerfull way to match whole or parts of the url dynamically

Example

Regex match on

/checkout/success/([1-9]{9})

Will match

  • https://www.domain.com/checkout/success/123456789
  • https://www.domain.com/checkout/success/634637755

Will not match

  • https://www.domain.com/checkout/success/
  • https://www.domain.com/checkout/success/12345678
  • https://www.domain.com/checkout/success/1234567895
tip

Always test your Goals in Preview before activating the experiment to make sure that your goals triggers as expected.