Title: The Path filter
Author: bethurban
Published: June 9, 2025
Last modified: September 23, 2025

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 1. [User handbook](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/)
 2. [The Parse.ly Dashboard](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/dashboard/)
 3. [Navigating the Parse.ly Dashboard](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/dashboard/navigating/)
 4. [Filter the Parse.ly Dashboard](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/dashboard/navigating/filter/)
 5. The Path filter

#  The Path filter

The Path filter can be used in [Parse.ly Dashboard](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/)
tabs and [reports](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/)
to limit results to those with certain criteria in URLs.

Paths refer to the segments of a URL separated by forward slashes, following the
domain. For example, in the URL `https://tea-fanatics.example.com/flavors/black-
tea/earl-grey/`, the paths are:

 * First position: `flavors`
 * Second position: `black-tea`
 * Third position: `earl-grey`

If a site is not using paths in URLs — or if other Dashboard filters have eliminated
all possible results with paths — the Path filter will display “No data for the 
selected interval and filters.”

## Using the Path filter

After opening the Path filter in the Dashboard, options will open. URL paths can
be searched by their position, and available options for each depend on existing
URLs:

![The Path filter of the Parse.ly Dashboard.](https://docs.parse.ly/wp-content/uploads/
sites/5/2025/05/Path-filter.png)

The Path filter of the Parse.ly Dashboard.

Selecting a path in the first position affects available options for those in the
second, third, etc. positions. In this example, there are no URLs with `security`
in the first position and additional paths following, so the second, third, etc.
positions are grayed out in the filter:

![Selecting the first path affects available options in downstream selectors.](https://
docs.parse.ly/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/05/First-path.png)

Selecting the first path affects available options in downstream selectors.

Multiple path levels can be used in the filter:

![Multiple paths can be used in the filter.](https://docs.parse.ly/wp-content/uploads/
sites/5/2025/05/Multiple-paths.png)

Multiple paths can be used in the filter.

Positions can also be skipped. In this example, only URLs with `commands` in the
second position will be included in results:

![Path positions can be skipped in the filter.](https://docs.parse.ly/wp-content/
uploads/sites/5/2025/05/Skip-path.png)

Path positions can be skipped in the filter.

Last updated: September 23, 2025