Skip to content
MindflowMindflowMindflow Help Center

Defang URL

Takes a Universal Resource Locator (URL) and ‘Defangs’ it; meaning the URL becomes invalid, neutralising the risk of accidentally clicking on a malicious link. This is often used when dealing with malicious links or IOCs. Defang URL lives in the Networking category of the fx menu.

Parameters

Section titled “Parameters”
ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
Inputstringyes—Value to transform. Previous step output or a literal.
Escape dotsbooleannotrueEnabled by default.
Escape httpbooleannotrueEnabled by default.
Escape ://booleannotrueEnabled by default.
ProcessstringnoValid domains and full URLsChoose one of: Valid domains and full URLs, Only full URLs, Everything.

Input is the primary value (previous step output or a literal).

Returned value

Section titled “Returned value”
TypeDescription
stringResult of the Defang URL transformation.

Example

Section titled “Example”
Run Defang URL

Takes a Universal Resource Locator (URL) and ‘Defangs’ it; meaning the URL becomes invalid, neutralising the risk of accidentally clicking on a malicious link. Adjust optional parameters when the defaults do not match your payload.

  1. Set Input to the value to transform (previous step output or a literal).

  2. Review Escape dots, Escape http, Escape ://, Process and keep defaults unless your format requires otherwise.

  3. Confirm Output value shows the transformed result.