# Can I shorten the deep link url?
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [November 7, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166 "2021-11-07T14:43:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Malcolm\_Lewis](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Malcolm_Lewis)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/1 "2021-11-07T14:43:36Z")
See below. Would love a short link.
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/2 "2021-11-07T14:48:47Z")
I think the only option for now is to run it through a URL shortener.
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### Author:  [@kyleheney](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kyleheney)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/3 "2021-11-07T14:57:37Z")
This sounds like a plugin opportunity!
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/4 "2021-11-07T15:02:57Z")
In case you haven’t come across any posts yet…those deep links are base64 encoded with a lot of information to help the app navigate to the correct row on the correct tab of the app…along with some additional information. It’s not just random characters.
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### Author:  [@Malcolm\_Lewis](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Malcolm_Lewis)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/5 "2021-11-07T15:03:14Z")
It does. But ideally, Glide would just do this for us.
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### Author:  [@Malcolm\_Lewis](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Malcolm_Lewis)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/6 "2021-11-07T15:07:38Z")
Hi Jeff, I can imagine.
But if we have a Generate QR Code column, is it a big lift for the Glide team to add a Generate Short URL? Or even just do it for us for deep links?
Understood that they have many fish to fry, so easy doesn’t make it a priority new feature.
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### Author:  [@kingzy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kingzy)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/7 "2021-11-07T18:11:56Z")
You can use the Bitly shortened plugin in GS. It then shortens it. But you need the paid version of it to auto convert if many are generated on the fly.
If it’s just a handful, then the free version requires you to shorten it one by one.
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### Author:  [@Malcolm\_Lewis](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Malcolm_Lewis)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/8 "2021-11-07T19:09:58Z")
Thanks, @kingzy. Are you referring to me manually shortening after I copy from Glide and before I paste it to another page like a FB post?
I’m looking for an automated solution. Can I access the link from inside Glide and convert it using a Glide column?
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### Author:  [@kingzy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kingzy)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/9 "2021-11-07T20:41:28Z")
I was referring to using this plugin: [https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/advanced\_url\_shortener/31325191160](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/advanced_url_shortener/31325191160)
If you pay for the premium, then it can be automated.
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### Author:  [@Jacktools\_Net](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jacktools_Net)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/10 "2021-11-07T21:23:33Z")
If you have a place where you can host a php page with a mysql database you can try [https://yourls.org/](https://yourls.org/)
Yourls has a nice api too
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### Author:  [@Lucas\_Pires](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lucas_Pires)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/11 "2021-11-09T12:26:00Z")
Try this from @SantiagoPerez. It’s pretty simple and it works perfectly.
> [@Link shortener with Experimental column](https://community.glideapps.com/t/link-shortener-with-experimental-column/32380/4):
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> I used David’s [fetch column](https://community.glideapps.com/t/fetch-column/31731), Construct URL and This [API](https://is.gd/apishorteningreference.php) Here are Screenshots Construct URL: Experimental Column with David’s code https://column.sh/fetch: Caveat: This column has a never-ending spinning on loading on iPhones. It works well with Androids.
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### Author:  [@Lin\_Altshuler](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lin_Altshuler)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/12 "2021-11-09T13:16:55Z")
How does deep links work with email sign in apps?
is it possible?
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/13 "2021-11-09T13:31:32Z")
As long as you have a rowID, I think deep links should work regardless of you using a public app or requiring people to sign in.
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### Author:  [@christoph](https://community.glideapps.com/u/christoph)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/14 "2021-11-09T13:42:18Z")
see my suggestion here, maybe it helps:
[https://community.glideapps.com/t/deep-link-and-domain-server-redirect/34243?u=christoph](https://community.glideapps.com/t/deep-link-and-domain-server-redirect/34243)
p.s. I don’t know how to link the topic correctly
But be aware, that deep links depend on the position of the tab in the builder, hence the “home tab” of the details screen (which is the target of the deep link) should ideally be on the first position, otherwise there is high risk that the deep link breaks without notice (if you e.g. delete or move tabs)
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### Author:  [@Malcolm\_Lewis](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Malcolm_Lewis)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/15 "2021-11-18T23:44:31Z")
The deep links seem to work. It’s just that they are very long so don’t look great when you copy/paste them into eg a Facebook or LinkedIn post.
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/16 "2021-11-18T23:52:08Z")
> [@Link shortener with Experimental column](https://community.glideapps.com/t/link-shortener-with-experimental-column/32380/4):
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> I used David’s [fetch column](https://community.glideapps.com/t/fetch-column/31731), Construct URL and This [API](https://is.gd/apishorteningreference.php) Here are Screenshots Construct URL: Experimental Column with David’s code https://column.sh/fetch: Caveat: This column has a never-ending spinning on loading on iPhones. It works well with Androids.
Please try this.
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### Author:  [@Malcolm\_Lewis](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Malcolm_Lewis)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/17 "2021-11-19T01:09:44Z")
Hi @ThinhDinh - I’m leary of the “never-ending spinning” on iPhones.
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/18 "2021-11-19T01:12:54Z")
It’s not happening to me. Please try it your side to see if it happens.
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### Author:  [@SantiagoPerez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SantiagoPerez)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/19 "2021-11-19T01:32:09Z")
This has been fixed.
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### Author:  [@Malcolm\_Lewis](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Malcolm_Lewis)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/20 "2021-11-21T01:43:47Z")
I finally got around to trying this.
How do I reference the Glide-generated deep link in order to shorten it?
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