Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax
This specification has been revised 3 times since RFC 1808 (1995). Each document below formally obsoleted the one before it; the versions still in force are listed first.
Revision timeline
Current version — implement against this
Superseded versions — historical reference only
- RFC 1808Relative Uniform Resource LocatorsObsoletedJune 1995proposed standardreplaced by RFC3986
- RFC 2396Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI): Generic SyntaxObsoletedAugust 1998draft standardreplaced by RFC3986
- RFC 2732Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL'sObsoletedDecember 1999proposed standardreplaced by RFC3986
This lineage is derived automatically from the “obsoletes” relationships recorded in the public RFC Editor index — no editorial judgement is applied to the ordering. The most recent document in the chain is RFC 3986 (January 2005).