# Field type as url issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [February 1, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-type-as-url-issue/166660 "2019-02-01T02:39:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Izek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/izek/32/37113_2.png) [@Izek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Izek)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-type-as-url-issue/166660/1 "2019-02-01T02:39:02Z")
I have a field with value like URL. After I change the field format from default to Url. it add the "amp;" string Then the url become wrong. How can I avoid this problem? Before: applicationid=1023&sext1=user123&sext2=MLUW949G After: applicationid=1023&sext1=user123&sext2=MLUW949G& ---
**Author:** ![Izek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/izek/32/37113_2.png) [@Izek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Izek)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-type-as-url-issue/166660/2 "2019-02-01T02:53:52Z")
after put http and https in front of the url. it works. ---
**Author:** ![tylersmalley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tylersmalley/32/8833_2.png) [@tylersmalley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tylersmalley)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-type-as-url-issue/166660/3 "2019-02-03T03:49:00Z")
Glad you were able to resolve the issue! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-type-as-url-issue/166660/4 "2019-03-03T03:49:02Z")
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