LinkToUsername

Get the username part of a social media link or email.

Each method validates the username. If it follows the rules, it returns the username, in any other case it returns "error-no-match".

Available platforms

Facebook

Usage

LinkToUsername::facebook('YOUR-TERM');

Tests

{username} allowed characters "a-z", "A-Z", "0-9", "."

• https://wwww.facebook.com/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://facebook.com/{username} -> returns {username}
• www.facebook.com/{username} -> returns {username}
• facebook.com/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://wwww.fb.com/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://fb.com/{username} -> returns {username}
• www.fb.com/{username} -> returns {username}
• fb.com/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://wwww.fb.me/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://fb.me/{username} -> returns {username}
• www.fb.me/{username} -> returns {username}
• fb.me/{username} -> returns {username}
• {username} -> returns {username}

If the term ('YOUR-TERM') doesn't follow the rules above, the method returns an error message "error-no-match".

Instagram

Usage

LinkToUsername::instagram('YOUR-TERM');

Tests

{username} allowed characters "a-z", "A-Z", "0-9", ".", "_"

• https://www.instagram.com/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://instagram.com/{username} -> returns {username}
• www.instagram.com/{username} -> returns {username}
• instagram.com/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://www.instagr.am/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://instagr.am/{username} -> returns {username}
• www.instagr.am/{username} -> returns {username}
• instagr.am/{username} -> returns {username}
• @{username} -> returns {username}
• {username} -> returns {username}

If the term ('YOUR-TERM') doesn't follow the rules above, the method returns an error message "error-no-match".

LinkedIn

Usage

LinkToUsername::linkedin('YOUR-TERM');

Tests

{username} allowed characters "a-z", "A-Z", "0-9", ".", "", ""

• https://www.linkedin.com/pub/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://linkedin.com/pub/{username} -> returns {username}
• www.linkedin.com/pub/{username} -> returns {username}
• linkedin.com/pub/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://linkedin.com/in/{username} -> returns {username}
• www.linkedin.com/in/{username} -> returns {username}
• linkedin.com/in/{username} -> returns {username}
• {username} -> returns {username}

If the term ('YOUR-TERM') doesn't follow the rules above, the method returns an error message "error-no-match".

Youtube

Usage

LinkToUsername::youtube('YOUR-TERM');

Tests

{username} allowed characters "a-z", "A-Z", "0-9", ".", "_", "-"

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://youtube.com/channel/{username} -> returns {username}
• www.youtube.com/channel/{username} -> returns {username}
• youtube.com/channel/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://www.youtu.be/channel/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://youtu.be/channel/{username} -> returns {username}
• www.youtu.be/channel/{username} -> returns {username}
• youtu.be/channel/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://www.youtube.com/user/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://youtube.com/user/{username} -> returns {username}
• www.youtube.com/user/{username} -> returns {username}
• youtube.com/user/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://www.youtu.be/user/{username} -> returns {username}
• https://youtu.be/user/{username} -> returns {username}
• www.youtu.be/user/{username} -> returns {username}
• youtu.be/user/{username} -> returns {username}
• {username} -> returns {username}

If the term ('YOUR-TERM') doesn't follow the rules above, the method returns an error message "error-no-match".

Email

Usage

LinkToUsername::email('YOUR-TERM');

Tests

{username} allowed characters "a-z", "A-Z", "0-9", ".", "_", "-", "!", "$", "%", "^", "*"

• {username}@website.com -> returns {username}

If the term ('YOUR-TERM') doesn't follow the rules above, the method returns an error message "error-no-match".