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/^(http[s]?|udp|rtp)\:\/\/+([a-z0-9._-]+(\:[0-9]+)?)(\/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+|udp)\/(([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)(.m3u8)|(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\:(\d{1,5}))?))?/gmPCRE+07 years ago✓ Pre-loaded

About this regex

This regex matches streaming media URLs using protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, UDP, or RTP. It captures the protocol, domain (with optional port), and an optional path that may contain .m3u8 HLS playlist files or IP:port combinations. Commonly used for validating IPTV and live streaming service URLs.

streaming iptv url m3u8 media

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