ERR_INVALID_URL node parse_error ai_generated true

TypeError [ERR_INVALID_URL]: Invalid URL

ID: node/err-invalid-url

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95%Fix Rate
95%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
20 active — — —

Root Cause

URL constructor received invalid input. Missing protocol, malformed path, or undefined.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 92% success Validate URL before constructing: check for protocol and format 
    try { new URL(input) } catch { console.error('Invalid:', input) }

    Sources: https://nodejs.org/api/url.html#new-urlinput-base

  2. 88% success Use the base parameter for relative URLs: new URL(path, 'http://localhost') 
    new URL(path, 'http://localhost')

    Sources: https://nodejs.org/api/url.html#new-urlinput-base

  3. 90% success Check for undefined/null input before constructing 
    Check for undefined/null input before constructing

    Sources: https://nodejs.org/api/url.html

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Wrap every URL in try/catch 65% fail

    Hides the real issue — the URL source is producing bad data

Error Chain

Frequently confused with: