URL Sanitizer
Remove tracking parameters, clean up URLs, and enhance privacy. Instantly sanitize links to create cleaner, safer, and share-friendly URLs.
URL Sanitizer & Cleaner
Remove tracking parameters, clean up URLs, and enhance privacy
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Sanitization Options
Remove Tracking Parameters
URL Cleaning
Privacy & Security
Advanced Options
Why Use a URL Sanitizer?
Enhanced Privacy
Remove tracking parameters that monitor your browsing behavior across websites.
Cleaner URLs
Get shorter, cleaner URLs by removing unnecessary parameters and fragments.
Safe Sharing
Share URLs without revealing personal information or tracking identifiers.
Improved Performance
Shorter URLs load faster and are more cache-friendly.
Common Tracking Parameters Removed
Advertising & Analytics Trackers:
- UTM Parameters: utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, utm_term, utm_content
- Facebook: fbclid, fblite, fb_action_ids
- Google Ads: gclid, dclid, gbraid, wbraid
- Microsoft Advertising: msclkid
- Google Analytics: _ga, _gl, _gid
- Other Trackers: ref, source, referrer, affiliate_id
Privacy-Sensitive Parameters:
- Session Identifiers: session_id, sid, token, auth_token
- User Identifiers: user_id, user, username, email
- Device Information: device_id, ip_address, user_agent
- Location Data: lat, lon, location, zip
- Timestamps: timestamp, t, time
- Internal Tracking: internal_id, tracking_id, campaign_id
Example Before & After:
Original URL:
https://store.example.com/product/laptop?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=summer_sale&fbclid=IwAR123abc&session_id=xyz789&user_id=12345&page=1&sort=price&q=laptop#reviews
Sanitized URL: https://store.example.com/product/laptop?page=1&q=laptop&sort=price
Removed: 7 parameters
Kept: 3 parameters
Removed fragment
URL Sanitizer FAQ
Tracking parameters are query strings added to URLs by advertising networks, social media platforms, and analytics tools to monitor your browsing behavior. Removing them:
- Enhances privacy: Prevents companies from tracking your clicks across websites
- Cleans URLs: Makes links shorter and more readable
- Improves sharing: URLs don't reveal where you came from
- Reduces data leakage: Personal identifiers aren't exposed in shared links
Usually no, but it depends on the website. Most tracking parameters are for analytics and don't affect page functionality. However:
- Essential parameters (like 'id', 'page', 'q') are preserved by default
- Some websites may require specific parameters to function
- E-commerce sites might need session IDs for checkout
- You can customize which parameters to remove in the tool settings
UTM Parameters (Urchin Tracking Module) are standardized tracking parameters used primarily by Google Analytics:
utm_source: The referrer (google, newsletter, facebook)utm_medium: Marketing medium (cpc, email, social)utm_campaign: Specific campaign nameutm_term: Keywords for paid searchutm_content: Differentiate similar content
fbclid: Facebook's click identifiergclid: Google Ads click identifiermsclkid: Microsoft Advertising click identifierref/referrer: Generic referral tracking
It depends on your use case:
- For personal browsing: Yes, remove them to protect your privacy
- For sharing with friends: Yes, they don't need to know where you found the link
- For business analytics: Keep UTM parameters if you need to track campaign performance
- For affiliate links: Be careful - removing affiliate IDs might break commission tracking
- For debugging: Keep parameters if developers need to trace issues