diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 169c2a6..55b358c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
 add_executable(spotify-downloader
     src/main.cpp
+    src/url_parser.cpp
 )
 
 add_subdirectory(external/CLI11)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index fdc0981..2c83557 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+#include "url_parser.hpp"
 #include <CLI/CLI.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
@@ -25,6 +26,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   if (cmd_download->parsed()) {
     std::cout << "Target URL: " << url << "\n";
+    auto parsed = UrlParser::parse(url);
+
+    if (!parsed) {
+      std::cerr << "Unsupported URL\n";
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "Type: " << parsed->type << '\n';
+    std::cout << "ID: " << parsed->id << '\n';
   }
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/url_parser.cpp b/src/url_parser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e88067c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/url_parser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#include "url_parser.hpp"
+
+#include <regex>
+
+#include <ostream>
+
+std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, UrlType type) {
+  switch (type) {
+  case UrlType::SpotifyTrack:
+    return os << "Spotify Track";
+
+  case UrlType::SpotifyPlaylist:
+    return os << "Spotify Playlist";
+
+  case UrlType::SpotifyAlbum:
+    return os << "Spotify Album";
+
+  case UrlType::SpotifyArtist:
+    return os << "Spotify Artist";
+
+  case UrlType::YoutubeVideo:
+    return os << "YouTube Video";
+
+  case UrlType::YoutubePlaylist:
+    return os << "YouTube Playlist";
+
+  default:
+    return os << "Unknown";
+  }
+}
+
+std::optional<ParsedUrl> UrlParser::parse(const std::string &url) {
+
+  std::smatch match;
+
+  // Spotify
+  {
+    static const std::regex spotify(
+        R"(https?://open\.spotify\.com/(track|playlist|album|artist)/([A-Za-zA-Z0-9]+))");
+
+    if (std::regex_search(url, match, spotify)) {
+
+      const auto resource = match[1].str();
+      const auto id = match[2].str();
+
+      if (resource == "track")
+        return ParsedUrl{UrlType::SpotifyTrack, id};
+
+      if (resource == "playlist")
+        return ParsedUrl{UrlType::SpotifyPlaylist, id};
+
+      if (resource == "album")
+        return ParsedUrl{UrlType::SpotifyAlbum, id};
+
+      if (resource == "artist")
+        return ParsedUrl{UrlType::SpotifyArtist, id};
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Spotify URI
+  {
+    static const std::regex spotify_uri(
+        R"(spotify:(track|playlist|album|artist):([A-Za-z0-9]+))");
+
+    if (std::regex_search(url, match, spotify_uri)) {
+
+      const auto resource = match[1].str();
+      const auto id = match[2].str();
+
+      if (resource == "track")
+        return ParsedUrl{UrlType::SpotifyTrack, id};
+
+      if (resource == "playlist")
+        return ParsedUrl{UrlType::SpotifyPlaylist, id};
+
+      if (resource == "album")
+        return ParsedUrl{UrlType::SpotifyAlbum, id};
+
+      if (resource == "artist")
+        return ParsedUrl{UrlType::SpotifyArtist, id};
+    }
+  }
+
+  // YouTube Playlist
+  {
+    static const std::regex yt_playlist(
+        R"(https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/playlist\?list=([^&]+))");
+
+    if (std::regex_search(url, match, yt_playlist))
+      return ParsedUrl{UrlType::YoutubePlaylist, match[1].str()};
+  }
+
+  // YouTube Video
+  {
+    static const std::regex yt_video(
+        R"(https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/watch\?.*v=([^&]+))");
+
+    if (std::regex_search(url, match, yt_video))
+      return ParsedUrl{UrlType::YoutubeVideo, match[1].str()};
+  }
+
+  // youtu.be
+  {
+    static const std::regex yt_short(R"(https?://youtu\.be/([^?&]+))");
+
+    if (std::regex_search(url, match, yt_short))
+      return ParsedUrl{UrlType::YoutubeVideo, match[1].str()};
+  }
+
+  return std::nullopt;
+}
diff --git a/src/url_parser.hpp b/src/url_parser.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4edae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/url_parser.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+
+enum class UrlType {
+  SpotifyTrack,
+  SpotifyPlaylist,
+  SpotifyAlbum,
+  SpotifyArtist,
+
+  YoutubeVideo,
+  YoutubePlaylist,
+
+  Unknown
+};
+
+struct ParsedUrl {
+  UrlType type;
+  std::string id;
+};
+
+std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, UrlType type);
+
+class UrlParser {
+public:
+  static std::optional<ParsedUrl> parse(const std::string &url);
+};