Create URL-based fields for object properties

[NicoleJ]

Create URL-based fields for object properties

Use-case: When creating a form, we would like to have a customer enter a valid URL, but we can't require a URL format in HubSpot because there are no URL field types when creating object properties.

Ex. If we use a single text field type, the customer could fill out the form field as "www.hubspot.great" and the form would accept it. We would like there to be an in-app warning that says something like "URL not valid", but single-text fields won't do that which is why we would like a URL-based property field type.

[CBN]

Makes sense to have this a validation format for URL type fields.

One thing to ensure is that the value is stored as encode text field in order to handle e.g. '?' and '&' in the URL. This is an issue other places in HubSpot, where you want to create or store a URL value.

[basyldurnan]

Agreed! Many applications for a URL field. For us, we want to link to our Google Drive Project Folder for each deal. The rich text field works, but isn't very user friendly.

[NiklasBuschner]

We have the same use case as @basyldurnan. We want to link Google Drive folders and would currently use the rich text field, but this is very unhandy.

[SJoshi71]

Absolutely agree on this. The encoding breaks with + or / characters.

[JackieLalley]

Yes, please! Very much want to use this for prospecting reports so that from a report we directly click to go to the lead's LinkedIn page. It's so hard to believe this can't be done!

[RobertColson]

Upvoting on behalf of customer!

[RTrocano]

Upvoting on behalf of ALL of us 🥳

[Sean_AGI]

It's very much needed and so very necessary! Validation exists for phone numbers and emails—so why not URLs? Domains have a consistent format that can be validated in real time so it should be feasible.

Our use case: We are currently running a promotion for new customers (specifically for companies that are not in our CRM). To ensure that the user is tied to the correct company after the form submission, we need a valid website URL as a failsafe in case the user inputs an email address (such as a gmail) that isn't associated with the company.

However, since the company website (and company domain) fields don't require an actual domain, this failsafe becomes useless, and as a result—the customer's company is not properly logged in our CRM and/or a duplicate company is made.

[metalox]

Use case: visit the URL (eg, your prospects Instagram profile).

Workaround: Right click on that custom (single line text) field,  Select All, choose Go to (chrome recognize this is an url).

[VDocherty]

Upvoting this.  We use the URL to link into our Sharepoint folders for speedy location and access 🙂

Meantime, we'll use the workaround, it's extra clicks but better than nothing!

[ARanucci]

Agree this would be extremely useful when linking to externally published media sources or approved assets housed in a file storage system

[Brianolsen1]

I need this. We would like to link to demo decks and other resources within a deal record. User experience **bleep** not having a clickable link field type.