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WIP Guide to URL Parameters in ServiceNow# WIP Guide to URL Parameters in ServiceNow

October 28, 2025 [servicenow ](/tags/servicenow/)[navigation](/tags/navigation/)

  Enable AI AnimationI realized when I was looking for the “do not add url to history” param that I didn’t have a good list of URL parameters for ServiceNow. So I started compiling one here. This is a work in progress. If you have any to add, please let me know.

## [Stop redirections](#stop-redirections)

`sysparm_view=manage_security`

Add sysparm_view=manage_security to stop being navigated away. That’ll let you see the form and XML. If you want to see the default form view, you’ll need to fiddle with the sys_navigator record - Kieran Anson

## [Do not add url to history](#do-not-add-url-to-history)

`sysparm_nostack=true`

This appears to stop adding the current url to the history stack. There’s a post from 2012 where [Mark Stanger suggests this can solve an issue William Hazelrig was having about this](https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/how-do-you-prevent-a-form-from-adding-itself-to-the-navigation/m-p/1830653). This is still used with Legacy Studio to prevent adding itself to the history stack.

## [Open a blank form](#open-a-blank-form)

`sysparm_sys_id=-1`

This opens a new blank form for the table specified in the URL. For example:
`https://instance.service-now.com/nav_to.do?uri=%2Fincident.do%3Fsys_id%3D-1`
will open a new blank incident form.

## [Open a form in a specific view](#open-a-form-in-a-specific-view)

`sysparm_view=view_name`
This opens the form in the specified view. For example:
`https://instance.service-now.com/nav_to.do?uri=%2Fincident.do%3Fsys_id%3Dsome_sys_id%26sysparm_view%3Dmy_custom_view`
will open the incident form in the “my_custom_view” view.

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