Connection String Parser
Paste a database connection URL and instantly break it into scheme, host, port, username, password, and query parameters — all parsed locally in your browser.
How to parse a connection string
From URL to labeled fields in four steps.
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Paste your connection string
Drop in a DATABASE_URL or any URL-style connection string, like postgres://user:pass@host:5432/dbname?sslmode=require.
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Read the parsed fields
The parser breaks the URL into scheme, user, password, host, port, database, and query parameters, with the password flagged as sensitive.
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Copy what you need
Grab any single field — the host, the port, the database name, or the full credential — without hand-editing the raw string.
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Store DATABASE_URL in Envless
A connection string is a top-tier secret. Keep it end-to-end encrypted in Envless and share it with your team instead of pasting it into a plaintext .env or chat.
Why use the Envless connection string parser?
A fast, private parser from a team that manages database credentials for a living.
Every part, clearly labeled
Splits the URL into scheme, username, password, host, port, database name, and query parameters so you can read each value at a glance.
Works with any DB scheme
Parses postgres, mysql, mongodb, redis, amqp, and other URL-style connection strings — the same format your DATABASE_URL env var uses.
Highlights the credential
The password is called out as the sensitive part of the string, so you can spot the secret you’re about to copy or share before it leaks.
100% client-side parsing
Your connection string never leaves your browser. No uploads, no logging, no network calls — parsing happens entirely on your device.
Connection string parser FAQ
Everything you need to know about parsing database connection strings.
No. The parser runs 100% in your browser. Your connection string never leaves your device — there are no uploads, no logging, and no network requests. That matters because the URL usually contains a live database password.
Any URL-style connection string works, including postgres, mysql, mongodb, redis, and amqp. As long as it follows the scheme://user:pass@host:port/path?query format, the parser can break it apart.
It pulls out the scheme or protocol, username, password, host, port, database name, and every query parameter, presenting each one as a labeled field.
Yes. Percent-encoded characters in the username, password, or query values are decoded so you see the real value, and the original encoded form is preserved where it matters.
Yes. A connection string almost always embeds the database password along with the host and port, so anyone who reads it can connect to your database. Treat it like any other secret credential.
Use Envless to store and share your DATABASE_URL end-to-end encrypted, so your team can use, rotate, and audit access to it without keeping the password in a plaintext .env file or pasting it into chat.
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