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INVALID_URL

INVALID_URL

Error message

The URL you have provided appears to be invalid.

What it means

Error "The URL you have provided appears to be invalid." thrown in GoogleChrome/lighthouse.

Source

Thrown at core/lib/url-utils.js:274

    if (!match) return undefined;

    const ext = match[1];
    if (ext === 'svg') return 'image/svg+xml';
    if (ext === 'jpg') return 'image/jpeg';
    return `image/${ext}`;
  }

  /**
   * @param {string|undefined} url
   * @return {string}
   */
  static normalizeUrl(url) {
    // Verify the url is valid and that protocol is allowed
    if (url && this.isValid(url) && this.isProtocolAllowed(url)) {
      // Use canonicalized URL (with trailing slashes and such)
      return new URL(url).href;
    } else {
      throw new LighthouseError(LighthouseError.errors.INVALID_URL);
    }
  }
}

UrlUtils.INVALID_URL_DEBUG_STRING =
    'Lighthouse was unable to determine the URL of some script executions. ' +
    'It\'s possible a Chrome extension or other eval\'d code is the source.';

export default UrlUtils;

View on GitHub (pinned to 9515cd4e58)

Solutions

1. Check the URL for typos and ensure it includes a valid scheme (http:// or https://).
2. Make sure the hostname is valid and does not contain illegal characters.

When it happens

Trigger: Raised when a URL string fails validation in url-utils (e.g. malformed or unsupported scheme).

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of GoogleChrome/lighthouse@9515cd4e58 (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/82a1a6d7d86ff0e9. Report an issue: GitHub.