diff --git a/pbincli/actions.py b/pbincli/actions.py
index a8a1ba2..bd4801d 100644
--- a/pbincli/actions.py
+++ b/pbincli/actions.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from pbincli.format import Paste
-from pbincli.utils import PBinCLIError, validate_url
+from pbincli.utils import PBinCLIError, validate_url_ending
 import signal
 
 def signal_handler(sig, frame):
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def send(args, api_client, settings=None):
             urls = settings['mirrors'].split(',')
             for x in urls:
                 print("\t\t{}?{}#{}".format(
-                    validate_url(x),
+                    validate_url_ending(x),
                     result['id'],
                     passphrase))
 
@@ -117,10 +117,14 @@ def send(args, api_client, settings=None):
 
 
 def get(args, api_client, settings=None):
-    from pbincli.utils import check_writable, json_encode
+    from pbincli.utils import check_writable, json_encode, uri_validator
 
     try:
-        pasteid, passphrase = args.pasteinfo.split("#")
+        if uri_validator(args.pasteinfo):
+            api_client.server, pasteinfo = args.pasteinfo.split("?")
+            pasteid, passphrase = pasteinfo.split("#")
+        else:
+            pasteid, passphrase = args.pasteinfo.split("#")
     except ValueError:
         PBinCLIError("Provided info hasn't contain valid PasteID#Passphrase string")
 
diff --git a/pbincli/cli.py b/pbincli/cli.py
index 62b9b43..65fe9ef 100755
--- a/pbincli/cli.py
+++ b/pbincli/cli.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os, sys, argparse
 
 import pbincli.actions
 from pbincli.api import PrivateBin
-from pbincli.utils import PBinCLIException, PBinCLIError, validate_url
+from pbincli.utils import PBinCLIException, PBinCLIError, validate_url_ending
 
 CONFIG_PATHS = [
     os.path.join(".", "pbincli.conf", ),
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def main():
     send_parser.add_argument("--short-pass", default=argparse.SUPPRESS, help="Shortener password")
     send_parser.add_argument("--short-token", default=argparse.SUPPRESS, help="Shortener token")
     ## Connection options
-    send_parser.add_argument("-s", "--server", default=argparse.SUPPRESS, help="PrivateBin service URL (default: https://paste.i2pd.xyz/)")
+    send_parser.add_argument("-s", "--server", default=argparse.SUPPRESS, help="Instance URL (default: https://paste.i2pd.xyz/)")
     send_parser.add_argument("-x", "--proxy", default=argparse.SUPPRESS, help="Proxy server address (default: None)")
     send_parser.add_argument("--no-check-certificate", default=False, action="store_true", help="disable certificate validation")
     send_parser.add_argument("--no-insecure-warning", default=False, action="store_true",
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ def main():
 
     # a get command
     get_parser = subparsers.add_parser("get", description="Get data from PrivateBin instance")
-    get_parser.add_argument("pasteinfo", help="example: aabb#cccddd")
+    get_parser.add_argument("pasteinfo", help="\"PasteID#Passphrase\" or full URL")
     get_parser.add_argument("-p", "--password", help="password for decrypting paste")
     ## Connection options
-    get_parser.add_argument("-s", "--server", default=argparse.SUPPRESS, help="PrivateBin service URL (default: https://paste.i2pd.xyz/)")
+    get_parser.add_argument("-s", "--server", default=argparse.SUPPRESS, help="Instance URL (default: https://paste.i2pd.xyz/, ignored if URL used in pasteinfo)")
     get_parser.add_argument("-x", "--proxy", default=argparse.SUPPRESS, help="Proxy server address (default: None)")
     get_parser.add_argument("--no-check-certificate", default=False, action="store_true", help="disable certificate validation")
     get_parser.add_argument("--no-insecure-warning", default=False, action="store_true",
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def main():
     delete_parser.add_argument("-p", "--paste", required=True, help="paste id")
     delete_parser.add_argument("-t", "--token", required=True, help="paste deletion token")
     ## Connection options
-    delete_parser.add_argument("-s", "--server", default=argparse.SUPPRESS, help="PrivateBin service URL (default: https://paste.i2pd.xyz/)")
+    delete_parser.add_argument("-s", "--server", default=argparse.SUPPRESS, help="Instance URL (default: https://paste.i2pd.xyz/)")
     delete_parser.add_argument("-x", "--proxy", default=argparse.SUPPRESS, help="Proxy server address (default: None)")
     delete_parser.add_argument("--no-check-certificate", default=False, action="store_true", help="disable certificate validation")
     delete_parser.add_argument("--no-insecure-warning", default=False, action="store_true",
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def main():
             CONFIG[key] = args_var[key]
 
     # Re-validate PrivateBin instance URL
-    CONFIG['server'] = validate_url(CONFIG['server'])
+    CONFIG['server'] = validate_url_ending(CONFIG['server'])
 
     api_client = PrivateBin(CONFIG)
 
diff --git a/pbincli/utils.py b/pbincli/utils.py
index bd94a84..c2bcdcf 100644
--- a/pbincli/utils.py
+++ b/pbincli/utils.py
@@ -30,7 +30,15 @@ def json_encode(s):
     return json.dumps(s, separators=(',',':')).encode()
 
 
-def validate_url(s):
+def validate_url_ending(s):
     if not s.endswith('/'):
         s = s + "/"
     return s
+
+def uri_validator(x):
+    from urllib.parse import urlparse
+    try:
+        result = urlparse(x)
+        return all([result.scheme, result.netloc])
+    except:
+        return False
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