# Is there way to change a list URL without deleting and re-adding it?

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/is-there-way-to-change-a-list-url-without-deleting-and-re-adding-it/87248>\
**Category:** Community Help\
**Tags:** blocklists\
**Created:** [August 15, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/is-there-way-to-change-a-list-url-without-deleting-and-re-adding-it/87248 "2026-08-15T13:32:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![ikomrad](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/48db29/32.png) [@ikomrad](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/ikomrad)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/is-there-way-to-change-a-list-url-without-deleting-and-re-adding-it/87248/1 "2026-08-15T13:32:42Z")

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**The issue I am facing:**  
I list that I am subscribed to recently reorganized the files and with changed the URL for the list. I'd like to update the URL without having to recreate the list entry ( group, comments, etc ) from scratch.

The options I see in the lists screen is to delete , add, and edit every property _except_ the URL.

Am I missing something?

**Details about my system:**  
Pi-hole

1. **Core** [v6.4.3](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/releases/v6.4.3)
2. **FTL** [v6.7](https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/v6.7)
3. **Web interface** [v6.6](https://github.com/pi-hole/web/releases/v6.6)

Running on rpi 4 8 GB and debian 12 OS.

**What I have changed since installing Pi-hole:**  
Lots! It's been running for 11+ years.

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**Author:** ![tomporter518](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/tomporter518/32/3504_2.png) [@tomporter518](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/tomporter518)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/is-there-way-to-change-a-list-url-without-deleting-and-re-adding-it/87248/2 "2026-08-15T15:04:13Z")

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The only way would be directly manipulating the SQLite database.

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**Author:** ![rdwebdesign](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/rdwebdesign/32/51363_2.png) [@rdwebdesign](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/rdwebdesign)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/is-there-way-to-change-a-list-url-without-deleting-and-re-adding-it/87248/3 "2026-08-15T19:48:25Z")

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From the processing point of view, when you change the URL, Pi-hole sees a completely new list.

Everything related to the old URL will change. Gravity update will overwrite the old list contents anyway, so there is zero gain compared to create a new entry.

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From the group management point of view:

If you want to change the URL for different lists, with different comments and different group assignment, you would need to change them manually, one by one, even if there was a way to do it via web interface.

On the other hand, if you want to replace the URL for just one list _(or for multiple lists with the same comment and assigned to the same groups)_, the job is easy:

1. type the new URL (or multiple URLs, separated by spaces);
2. type the comment (the comment will be the same for every list);
3. select all groups (selected groups will be assigned to all lists);
4. Click on the button to add them.

![lists](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/c/6/c6977c9ac7217864cc41b19b6cd8d8e79e53bdb7.gif)

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**Author:** ![rdwebdesign](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/rdwebdesign/32/51363_2.png) [@rdwebdesign](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/rdwebdesign)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/is-there-way-to-change-a-list-url-without-deleting-and-re-adding-it/87248/4 "2026-08-15T19:50:25Z")

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If you really want to change only the URLs, the only way to do it is changing them on the SQLite database, using SQL commands, as _ **tomporter518** _ said.

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**Author:** ![ikomrad](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/48db29/32.png) [@ikomrad](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/ikomrad)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/is-there-way-to-change-a-list-url-without-deleting-and-re-adding-it/87248/5 "2026-08-15T21:24:07Z")

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Gotcha. So there isn't an easy way to edit the list entry in the GUI. I also noted that I added some lists as Grant instead of Deny, so I had to delete those and re-add them as Deny.

There was another issue where several lists where disabled. When I clicked on the "enabled" slider, I got the confirmation message that they were enabled, but the slider quickly switched from "enabled" back to "disabled". It literally just flashed green for a 1/2 second.

I fixed that by deleting and re-adding those lists. Today was a delete and re-add list kind of day, but every thing is fixed!

You can close this issue.

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7c8792f649eeb921c5d2b4c41564ffa873d9a2b8.png) [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/is-there-way-to-change-a-list-url-without-deleting-and-re-adding-it/87248/6 "2026-09-05T21:25:01Z")

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