SHORT URL: short links in Telegram

Does your article link take up three lines and break when forwarded? The SHORT URL bot turns a long address into a short one right in Telegram. You paste the link into the chat and it does the rest. No websites, no sign-up, no extra forms. 🔗

The tool is simple, so the story can be short. But short links have nuances worth knowing before you hand them to friends and customers.

What the bot does

By its description, the bot works with several link-shortening services and can pass your link to any of them. The principle is plain: send an address, get a short version in reply.

The note about Google in the description is useful too. The company's once-popular shortening service has been closed, and links of that kind are no longer created. If you meet old addresses, they may not work.

Using it in half a minute

1. Find the bot in Telegram and press Start.
2. Copy a long link in your browser or app.
3. Paste it into the chat with the bot and send.
4. Copy the short address from the reply.
5. Check that it opens, and only then share it.

The bot can also be added to groups, and the /start command handles that. 👥

Bot commands

• /help explains how to use it.
• /who tells who created the bot.
• /rate lets you rate its work.
• /start begins use, including from a group.

When short links are handy

They help where compactness matters: post captions, text messages, printed materials, profiles. The shorter an address, the easier it is to read aloud or type by hand.

A short link also keeps a message from stretching. In Telegram that is especially noticeable when you must leave several addresses in a post without turning the text into a wall.

What you risk by shortening a link

A short link has a hidden side: you cannot see where it leads. Scammers exploit this and hide the addresses of phishing sites. So open shortened addresses from strangers with care. 🕵️

• Do not shorten private links: personal documents, payment pages, closed folders. Anyone who knows the short address can reach it.
• Remember lifespan. If a shortening service shuts down, your links stop working.
• Check before sending. Open the result yourself and make sure it goes where it should.
• Never enter passwords. If a short link asks for a login, be wary.

For important projects, use your own domain

If you need links for business, it is better to set up your own short domain. It looks more reliable, does not depend on an outside service and lets you see click statistics. For casual one-off jobs, a bot like this does fine. 🙂

For personal needs, quick notes and sharing with friends, SHORT URL is plenty. It is a simple helper that solves one task and asks you to learn no settings.