[Home](./index.md) > [@firebase/database](./database.md) > [Database](./database.database.md) > [refFromURL](./database.database.reffromurl.md) ## Database.refFromURL() method Signature: ```typescript refFromURL(url: string): Reference; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | url | string | | Returns: [Reference](./database.reference.md)