# EXTRACT\$1BETWEEN\$1DELIMITERS
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Creates a new column, based on delimiters, from the values in an existing column. 

**Parameters**
+ `sourceColumn` – The name of an existing column.
+ `targetColumn` – The name of the new column to be created.
+ `startPattern` – A regular expression, indicating the character or characters that begin the delimited values.
+ `endPattern` – A regular expression, indicating the delimiter character or characters that end the delimited values.

**Example**  
  

```
{
    "RecipeAction": {
        "Operation": "EXTRACT_BETWEEN_DELIMITERS",
        "Parameters": {
            "endPattern": "\\/",
            "sourceColumn": "info_url",
            "startPattern": "\\/\\/",
            "targetColumn": "raw_url"
        }
    }
}
```