---
title: "How to capture the URL of a link with text extractor Mozenda."
slug: "capture-the-url-of-a-link"
description: "Mozenda automates capturing both the visible text and the data (like URLs and image links). To capture the URL of a link follow the steps below."
tags: ["link", "properties", "href"]
updated: 2024-05-14T12:06:04Z
published: 2024-05-14T12:06:04Z
canonical: "help.mozenda.com/capture-the-url-of-a-link"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Capture the URL of a link

Mozenda can capture both the displayed text and the destination of a link.

          
          

Ex: [Click here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0)

**Displayed text** = "Click here" **Link destination** = "youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0"

There are two ways to capture the link URL:

#### Method 1

In the Agent Builder:

1. Enter a URL.
2. Select the link you want to capture.
3. Select **Capture Text**.
4. Enter a name for the field.
5. a) Select **SAVE AND REFINE** to create a new action.  

b) Right-click an existing capture action, then select **Refine Captured Text** to modify it.
6. Select **HTML** to capture HTML instead of the visible text.

![CaptureURL1](https://cdn.document360.io/03076343-9561-4857-8a4e-9f3bfed20ced/Images/Documentation/CaptureURL1.png)

1. Go to **Capture Definitions** section.
2. Place your cursor *before* the first percent sign **%** and type `href="`.
3. Place your cursor *after* the last percent sign **%** and type `"`.

![CaptureURL2](https://cdn.document360.io/03076343-9561-4857-8a4e-9f3bfed20ced/Images/Documentation/CaptureURL2.png)

The URL will show in the **Captured Text Preview** field.

1. Select **SAVE**.

#### Method 2

In the Agent Builder:

1. Enter a URL.
2. Select the link you want to capture.
3. Select **Capture Text**.
4. Enter a name for the field.
5. a) Select **SAVE AND REFINE** to create a new action.  

b) Right-click an existing capture action and select **Properties** to modify it.

![url2](https://cdn.document360.io/03076343-9561-4857-8a4e-9f3bfed20ced/Images/Documentation/url2.PNG)

1. Go to **Node property** > **Select** .
2. Select `href="`.
3. Select **OK**.
4. Select **SAVE**.