🔗URL & UTM

Remove Tracking Parameters

Strip UTM and other tracking parameters from URLs for cleaner sharing

Explanation

Remove common tracking parameters (utm_*, fbclid, gclid, etc.) for privacy or cleaner URLs.

Examples

Remove UTM parameters

Input

https://example.com?utm_source=fb&utm_campaign=test&id=123

Output

https://example.com?id=123

Remove Facebook tracking

Input

https://example.com?fbclid=ABC123&product=widget

Output

https://example.com?product=widget

Code Examples

JavaScript

// List of common tracking parameters
const TRACKING_PARAMS = [
  // UTM parameters
  'utm_source', 'utm_medium', 'utm_campaign', 
  'utm_term', 'utm_content',
  // Platform-specific
  'fbclid', 'gclid', 'msclkid', 'ttclid',
  // Email tracking
  '_hsenc', '_hsmi',
  // Social
  'ref', 'igshid',
  // Analytics
  'mc_cid', 'mc_eid'
];

function removeTrackingParams(url) {
  const urlObj = new URL(url);
  
  TRACKING_PARAMS.forEach(param => {
    urlObj.searchParams.delete(param);
  });
  
  return urlObj.toString();
}

// Custom list
function removeParams(url, paramsToRemove) {
  const urlObj = new URL(url);
  paramsToRemove.forEach(param => {
    urlObj.searchParams.delete(param);
  });
  return urlObj.toString();
}

// Usage
const trackedUrl = 'https://example.com?utm_source=fb&fbclid=123&id=abc';
const cleanUrl = removeTrackingParams(trackedUrl);
// Result: https://example.com?id=abc

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💡 Tips

Keep a maintained list of tracking parameters
Consider regex patterns for dynamic parameters
Some params may be needed for functionality
Use for canonical URLs and social sharing
Browser extensions exist for automatic removal

⚠️ Common Pitfalls

Some non-tracking params may look like tracking
Removing gclid breaks Google Ads conversion tracking
May break some marketing attribution
Parameters might be in URL hash instead of query