diff --git a/app/Helpers/Collector/Extensions/MetaCollection.php b/app/Helpers/Collector/Extensions/MetaCollection.php
index de0843fe49..98fdb9abb9 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Collector/Extensions/MetaCollection.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Collector/Extensions/MetaCollection.php
@@ -128,6 +128,78 @@ trait MetaCollection
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @inheritDoc
+     */
+    public function setExternalUrl(string $url): GroupCollectorInterface
+    {
+        if (false === $this->hasJoinedMetaTables) {
+            $this->hasJoinedMetaTables = true;
+            $this->query->leftJoin('journal_meta', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'journal_meta.transaction_journal_id');
+        }
+
+        $this->query->where('journal_meta.name', '=', 'external_url');
+        $this->query->where('journal_meta.data', '=', json_encode($url));
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $url
+     * @return GroupCollectorInterface
+     */
+    public function externalUrlContains(string $url): GroupCollectorInterface
+    {
+        if (false === $this->hasJoinedMetaTables) {
+            $this->hasJoinedMetaTables = true;
+            $this->query->leftJoin('journal_meta', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'journal_meta.transaction_journal_id');
+        }
+        $url = json_encode($url);
+        $url = str_replace('\\', '\\\\', trim($url, '"'));
+        $this->query->where('journal_meta.name', '=', 'external_url');
+        $this->query->where('journal_meta.data', 'LIKE', sprintf('%%%s%%', $url));
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $url
+     * @return GroupCollectorInterface
+     */
+    public function externalUrlEnds(string $url): GroupCollectorInterface
+    {
+        if (false === $this->hasJoinedMetaTables) {
+            $this->hasJoinedMetaTables = true;
+            $this->query->leftJoin('journal_meta', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'journal_meta.transaction_journal_id');
+        }
+        $url = json_encode($url);
+        $url = str_replace('\\', '\\\\', ltrim($url, '"'));
+        $this->query->where('journal_meta.name', '=', 'external_url');
+        $this->query->where('journal_meta.data', 'LIKE', sprintf('%%%s', $url));
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $url
+     * @return GroupCollectorInterface
+     */
+    public function externalUrlStarts(string $url): GroupCollectorInterface
+    {
+        if (false === $this->hasJoinedMetaTables) {
+            $this->hasJoinedMetaTables = true;
+            $this->query->leftJoin('journal_meta', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'journal_meta.transaction_journal_id');
+        }
+        $url = json_encode($url);
+        $url = str_replace('\\', '\\\\', rtrim($url, '"'));
+        //var_dump($url);
+
+        $this->query->where('journal_meta.name', '=', 'external_url');
+        $this->query->where('journal_meta.data', 'LIKE', sprintf('%s%%', $url));
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @inheritDoc
      */
diff --git a/app/Helpers/Collector/GroupCollectorInterface.php b/app/Helpers/Collector/GroupCollectorInterface.php
index 03e4a457d5..82dfcfb992 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Collector/GroupCollectorInterface.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Collector/GroupCollectorInterface.php
@@ -147,6 +147,24 @@ interface GroupCollectorInterface
      */
     public function externalIdStarts(string $externalId): GroupCollectorInterface;
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $url
+     * @return GroupCollectorInterface
+     */
+    public function externalUrlContains(string $url): GroupCollectorInterface;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $url
+     * @return GroupCollectorInterface
+     */
+    public function externalUrlEnds(string $url): GroupCollectorInterface;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $url
+     * @return GroupCollectorInterface
+     */
+    public function externalUrlStarts(string $url): GroupCollectorInterface;
+
     /**
      * Ensure the search will find nothing at all, zero results.
      *
@@ -608,6 +626,12 @@ interface GroupCollectorInterface
      */
     public function withExternalUrl(): GroupCollectorInterface;
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $url
+     * @return GroupCollectorInterface
+     */
+    public function setExternalUrl(string $url): GroupCollectorInterface;
+
     /**
      * Will include notes.
      *
diff --git a/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php b/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php
index 10de656277..2f45c8986a 100644
--- a/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php
+++ b/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php
@@ -742,6 +742,18 @@ class OperatorQuerySearch implements SearchInterface
             case 'any_external_url':
                 $this->collector->withExternalUrl();
                 break;
+            case 'external_url_is':
+                $this->collector->setExternalUrl($value);
+                break;
+            case 'external_url_contains':
+                $this->collector->externalUrlContains($value);
+                break;
+            case 'external_url_starts':
+                $this->collector->externalUrlStarts($value);
+                break;
+            case 'external_url_ends':
+                $this->collector->externalUrlEnds($value);
+                break;
             //
             // other fields
             //
diff --git a/config/search.php b/config/search.php
index 14b04aee37..c48e433bbd 100644
--- a/config/search.php
+++ b/config/search.php
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ return [
         'internal_reference_ends'         => ['alias' => false, 'needs_context' => true,],
         'internal_reference_starts'       => ['alias' => false, 'needs_context' => true,],
 
-        // TODO here we are.
         'external_url_is'                 => ['alias' => false, 'needs_context' => true,],
         'external_url_contains'           => ['alias' => false, 'needs_context' => true,],
         'external_url'                    => ['alias' => true, 'alias_for' => 'external_url_contains', 'needs_context' => true,],
@@ -100,6 +99,7 @@ return [
         'external_url_starts'             => ['alias' => false, 'needs_context' => true,],
         'has_attachments'                 => ['alias' => false, 'needs_context' => false,],
         'has_any_category'                => ['alias' => false, 'needs_context' => false,],
+        // TODO here we are
         'has_any_budget'                  => ['alias' => false, 'needs_context' => false,],
         'has_any_bill'                    => ['alias' => false, 'needs_context' => false,],
         'has_any_tag'                     => ['alias' => false, 'needs_context' => false,],