# isurl [![NPM Version][npm-image]][npm-url] [![Build Status][travis-image]][travis-url] > Checks whether a value is a WHATWG [`URL`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/URL). Works cross-realm/iframe and despite @@toStringTag. ## Installation [Node.js](http://nodejs.org/) `>= 4` is required. To install, type this at the command line: ```shell npm install isurl ``` ## Usage ```js const isURL = require('isurl'); isURL('http://domain/'); //-> false isURL(new URL('http://domain/')); //-> true ``` Optionally, acceptance can be extended to incomplete `URL` implementations that lack `searchParams` (which are common in many modern web browsers): ```js const url = new URL('http://domain/?query'); console.log(url.searchParams); //-> undefined isURL.lenient(url); //-> true ``` [npm-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/isurl.svg [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/isurl [travis-image]: https://img.shields.io/travis/stevenvachon/isurl.svg [travis-url]: https://travis-ci.org/stevenvachon/isurl