[Home](./index.md) > [@firebase/database](./database.md) > [refFromURL](./database.reffromurl.md) ## refFromURL() function Returns a `Reference` representing the location in the Database corresponding to the provided Firebase URL. An exception is thrown if the URL is not a valid Firebase Database URL or it has a different domain than the current `Database` instance. Note that all query parameters (`orderBy`, `limitToLast`, etc.) are ignored and are not applied to the returned `Reference`. Signature: ```typescript export declare function refFromURL(db: FirebaseDatabase, url: string): Reference; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | db | [FirebaseDatabase](./database.firebasedatabase.md) | The database instance to obtain a reference for. | | url | string | The Firebase URL at which the returned Reference will point. | Returns: [Reference](./database.reference.md) A `Reference` pointing to the provided Firebase URL.