URL Path Match Conditions

There are several types of match conditions used to identify a request based on its URL path. This section identifies the key differences between each of these match conditions.

The following table indicates for each match condition which parts of a URL can be matched and whether it supports the use of special characters when defining the match criteria.

Name	Relative Path	File Name	File Extension	Special Characters	Regular Expressions
URL Path Literal
URL Path Regex
URL Path Wildcard
URL Path Directory Literal
URL Path Directory Wildcard
URL Path Extension Literal
URL Path Extension Wildcard
URL Path Filename Literal
URL Path Filename Wildcard

The following table provides additional tips on when to use the above match conditions.

Filter Requests By	Recommended Match Condition(s)
The relative path to the requested content.	URL Path [Literal \| Regex \| Wildcard]
The relative path to the requested content's parent folder.	URL Path Directory [Literal \| Regex \| Wildcard]
The requested content's filename.	URL Path Filename [Literal \| Wildcard]
The requested content's file extension.	URL Path Extension [Literal \| Wildcard]