diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
index 879f189..bc999ea 100644
--- a/all.sas
+++ b/all.sas
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ options noquotelenmax;
 
   <h4> Dependencies </h4>
   @li mf_mval.sas
+  @li mf_trimstr.sas
 
   @version 9.4 / 3.4
   @author Allan Bowe
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@ options noquotelenmax;
   %else 0;
 %end;
 %else %if &switch=VIYARESTAPI %then %do;
-  %sysfunc(getoption(servicesbaseurl))
+  %mf_trimstr(%sysfunc(getoption(servicesbaseurl)),/)
 %end;
 %mend;/**
   @file
@@ -1290,6 +1291,44 @@ Usage:
 %macro mf_nobs(libds
 )/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
   %mf_getattrn(&libds,NLOBS)
+%mend;/**
+  @file mf_trimstr.sas
+  @brief Removes character(s) from the end, if they exist
+  @details If the designated characters exist at the end of the string, they 
+  are removed
+
+        %put %mf_trimstr(/blah/,/); * /blah;
+        %put %mf_trimstr(/blah/,h); * /blah/;
+        %put %mf_trimstr(/blah/,h/); */bla;
+
+  <h4> Dependencies </h4>
+
+
+  @param basestr The string to be modified
+  @param trimstr The string to be removed from the end of `basestr`, if it exists
+
+  @return output returns result with the value of `trimstr` removed from the end
+
+
+  @version 9.2
+  @author Allan Bowe
+
+**/
+
+%macro mf_trimstr(basestr,trimstr);
+%local trimlen trimval;
+%let trimlen=%length(%superq(trimstr));
+%let trimval=%qsubstr(%superq(basestr)
+  ,%length(%superq(basestr))-&trimlen+1
+  ,&trimlen);
+
+%if %superq(trimval)=%superq(trimstr) %then %do;
+  %qsubstr(%superq(basestr),1,%length(%superq(basestr))-&trimlen)
+%end;
+%else %do;
+  &basestr
+%end;
+
 %mend;/**
   @file
   @brief Creates a Unique ID based on system time in a friendly format
diff --git a/base/mf_getplatform.sas b/base/mf_getplatform.sas
index 021fe66..5672074 100644
--- a/base/mf_getplatform.sas
+++ b/base/mf_getplatform.sas
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
   <h4> Dependencies </h4>
   @li mf_mval.sas
+  @li mf_trimstr.sas
 
   @version 9.4 / 3.4
   @author Allan Bowe
@@ -57,6 +58,6 @@
   %else 0;
 %end;
 %else %if &switch=VIYARESTAPI %then %do;
-  %sysfunc(getoption(servicesbaseurl))
+  %mf_trimstr(%sysfunc(getoption(servicesbaseurl)),/)
 %end;
 %mend;
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diff --git a/base/mf_trimstr.sas b/base/mf_trimstr.sas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18a8b52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/mf_trimstr.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+  @file mf_trimstr.sas
+  @brief Removes character(s) from the end, if they exist
+  @details If the designated characters exist at the end of the string, they 
+  are removed
+
+        %put %mf_trimstr(/blah/,/); * /blah;
+        %put %mf_trimstr(/blah/,h); * /blah/;
+        %put %mf_trimstr(/blah/,h/); */bla;
+
+  <h4> Dependencies </h4>
+
+
+  @param basestr The string to be modified
+  @param trimstr The string to be removed from the end of `basestr`, if it exists
+
+  @return output returns result with the value of `trimstr` removed from the end
+
+
+  @version 9.2
+  @author Allan Bowe
+
+**/
+
+%macro mf_trimstr(basestr,trimstr);
+%local trimlen trimval;
+%let trimlen=%length(%superq(trimstr));
+%let trimval=%qsubstr(%superq(basestr)
+  ,%length(%superq(basestr))-&trimlen+1
+  ,&trimlen);
+
+%if %superq(trimval)=%superq(trimstr) %then %do;
+  %qsubstr(%superq(basestr),1,%length(%superq(basestr))-&trimlen)
+%end;
+%else %do;
+  &basestr
+%end;
+
+%mend;
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