diff --git a/src/app/utils/query-parameter-sanitization.ts b/src/app/utils/query-parameter-sanitization.ts
index 32ef683801..45973c6b6a 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/query-parameter-sanitization.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/query-parameter-sanitization.ts
@@ -54,19 +54,23 @@ function isKeyValuePair(str: string): boolean {
   return KEY_VALUE_REGEX.test(str);
 }
 
-export function isPropertyName(str: string): boolean {
+function isPropertyName(str: string): boolean {
   return PROPERTY_NAME_REGEX.test(str);
 }
 
-export function isAllAlpha(str: string): boolean {
+function isAllAlpha(str: string): boolean {
   return ALL_ALPHA_REGEX.test(str);
 }
 
+function isPlaceHolderSegment(segment: string) {
+  return segment.startsWith('{') && segment.endsWith('}')
+}
+
 /**
  * Redact variable segments of query parameters
  * @param queryParameter e.g. $top=5, $search="pizza", $filter=startswith(displayName, 'J')
  */
-export function sanitizeQueryParameter(queryParameter: string): string {
+function sanitizeQueryParameter(queryParameter: string): string {
   // return if not key-value pair
   if (!queryParameter.includes('=')) {
     return queryParameter;
@@ -482,3 +486,10 @@ function sanitizeFilterQueryOptionValue(queryParameterValue: string): string {
   }
   return sanitizedQueryString.trim();
 }
+
+export {
+  isPropertyName,
+  isAllAlpha,
+  isPlaceHolderSegment,
+  sanitizeQueryParameter
+}
diff --git a/src/app/utils/query-url-sanitization.ts b/src/app/utils/query-url-sanitization.ts
index cab4522c4b..5472e6aec8 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/query-url-sanitization.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/query-url-sanitization.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { IQuery } from '../../types/query-runner';
 import {
   isAllAlpha,
+  isPlaceHolderSegment,
   sanitizeQueryParameter
 } from './query-parameter-sanitization';
 import { parseSampleUrl } from './sample-url-generation';
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@ function sanitizedQueryUrl(url: string): string {
         return `${match.substring(0, match.indexOf(':'))}:<value>`;
       }
     );
-
     // Split requestUrl into segments that can be sanitized individually
     const urlSegments = resourceUrl.split('/');
     urlSegments.forEach((segment, index) => {
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ function sanitizePathSegment(previousSegment: string, segment: string): string {
     return `${segment.substring(0, openingBracketIndex)}(${sanitizedText})`;
   }
 
+  if (isPlaceHolderSegment(segment)) {
+    return segment;
+  }
+
   if (!isAllAlpha(previousSegment) && !isDeprecation(previousSegment)) {
     previousSegment = 'unknown';
   }