# How to Use the Make SubString Function with 5 Example Use Cases

**URL:** <https://community.make.com/t/how-to-use-the-make-substring-function-with-5-example-use-cases/223>\
**Category:** Community Archive\
**Tags:** best-practices, string-functions\
**Created:** [February 23, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-use-the-make-substring-function-with-5-example-use-cases/223 "2022-02-23T20:39:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![andyoneil](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/andyoneil/32/126_2.png) [@andyoneil](https://community.make.com/u/andyoneil)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-use-the-make-substring-function-with-5-example-use-cases/223/1 "2022-02-23T20:39:32Z")

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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ8M07C4XcE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ8M07C4XcE)

In this video, I’m will show you the substring function and look at five common use cases I run into where I use it on a regular basis.

0:00 Introduction  
0:13 Extract First 5 Characters  
0:55 Extract Last 5 Characters  
3:19 Extract File Name  
4:50 Extract File Extension  
6:02 Extract Value from HTML

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**Author:** ![Make\_Bot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/make_bot/32/14661_2.png) [@Make\_Bot](https://community.make.com/u/Make_Bot)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-use-the-make-substring-function-with-5-example-use-cases/223/7 "2025-11-19T22:00:28Z")

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**Author:** ![Make\_Bot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/make_bot/32/14661_2.png) [@Make\_Bot](https://community.make.com/u/Make_Bot)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-use-the-make-substring-function-with-5-example-use-cases/223/8 "2025-11-19T22:00:31Z")

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