What if the URL has no query string?

The calculator returns a parameter count of 0 if there's no '?' in the URL or if the query string portion is empty.

Does this handle URL-encoded characters?

This counts parameters based on '&' and '=' delimiters in the raw query string — it doesn't decode percent-encoded characters within keys or values.

URL Query Parameter Counter

Parse a URL and count how many query string parameters it contains (the key=value pairs after the '?'), useful for debugging tracking URLs, API requests, and analytics links.

Inputs

Results

Parameter Count: 3
Parameter Names: q, page, sort

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Formula

Count of '&'-separated key=value pairs in the URL's query string

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