remoteintech/remote-jobs · error

Invalid `website` URL: "${data.website}". Must be a full URL

Error message

Invalid `website` URL: "${data.website}". Must be a full URL starting with https:// or http://

What it means

URL format check at lines 154-159 using isValidUrl (lines 192-199), which constructs `new URL(str)` and requires protocol === 'https:' or 'http:'. A website value without a scheme (`example.com`), with a non-http scheme (`ftp://`), or wrapped in angle brackets (`<https://...>`) fails. Note the `data.website &&` short-circuit means empty values are skipped here, but website is also a REQUIRED_FIELD so empty is already reported as missing.

Source

Thrown at .github/scripts/validate-companies.js:157

        );
      }
    }
  }

  // Validate slug matches filename
  if (data.slug) {
    const expectedSlug = basename(filePath, ".md");
    if (data.slug !== expectedSlug) {
      errors.push(
        `Slug "${data.slug}" does not match filename "${basename(filePath)}". The slug must be "${expectedSlug}".`
      );
    }
  }

  // Validate URL format
  if (data.website && !isValidUrl(data.website)) {
    errors.push(
      `Invalid \`website\` URL: "${data.website}". Must be a full URL starting with https:// or http://`
    );
  }

  if (data.careers_url && !isValidUrl(data.careers_url)) {
    errors.push(
      `Invalid \`careers_url\`: "${data.careers_url}". Must be a full URL starting with https:// or http://`
    );
  }

  // Check required markdown sections
  const bodyContent = content.replace(/^---[\s\S]*?---/, "");
  for (const section of REQUIRED_SECTIONS) {
    const sectionPattern = new RegExp(
      `^##\\s+${escapeRegExp(section)}\\s*$`,
      "m"
    );
    if (!sectionPattern.test(bodyContent)) {
      errors.push(`Missing required section: "## ${section}"`);

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Solutions

1. Ensure the value starts with `https://` (preferred) or `http://`.
2. Strip any wrapping angle brackets, quotes, or whitespace.
3. Confirm the URL resolves in a browser before committing.

Example fix

// before
website: acme.com
// after
website: https://acme.com

function isValidUrl(str) {
  try {
    const u = new URL(str);
    return u.protocol === 'https:' || u.protocol === 'http:';
  } catch { return false; }
}

function isHttpUrl(str) {
  return typeof str === 'string' && isValidUrl(str);
}

When it happens

Trigger: Bare domain (`acme.com`); URL wrapped in markdown link brackets; URL with a leading space or trailing punctuation; non-string value that String-coerces into something URL can't parse.

Common situations: Contributor pastes a domain copied from a browser address bar that lost the scheme; autoformatter added angle brackets; URL with a stray smart-quote from a rich-text editor.

Related errors

• Invalid `careers_url`: "${data.careers_url}". Must be a full
• Usage: node validate-companies.js <file1.md> [file2.md ...]
• Missing YAML frontmatter. The file must start with `---` fol
• Missing required field: `${field}`
• Invalid `region`: "${data.region}". Must be one of: ${VALID_

AI-assisted analysis of remoteintech/remote-jobs@b1dd8deb19 (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3a5948912c51ce0c. Report an issue: GitHub.