# 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:** 8
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### Author: ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/21 "2021-11-21T03:15:33Z")

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You need to write the value to a column using a set column action.

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### Author: ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2021, 8:59am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/22 "2021-11-21T08:59:01Z")

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If you don’t want to store it in a column, my suggestion is an action like this in the inline list that shows the “item”:

1/Show details view  
2/Webhook/Zapier action that has the “link to current screen” as a value to pass to Integromat/Zapier.

I assume you’re writing the shortened deep link back to Glide, if you’re using [Short.io](http://Short.io), so your custom action branch that includes the Webhook/Zapier action only needs to run when the shortened link column is not empty, else just show details view.

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### Author: ![MaxB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maxb/32/15623_2.png) [@MaxB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaxB)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/23 "2021-11-23T00:10:20Z")

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is it possible to shorten and give a link preview that’s specific for the linked app’s page?  
Like for internet websites that you can decide to have a certain image, title and description in the link’s preview, that would be awesome to have

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### Author: ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/24 "2021-11-23T00:12:18Z")

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I tried link preview on a deeplink and it only gives the app icon and description… not a screenshot of the deeplink’s screen

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### Author: ![MaxB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maxb/32/15623_2.png) [@MaxB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaxB)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/25 "2021-11-23T00:14:00Z")

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I know, yet the link is waaay too long for me to be confortable with it.

There should just be a way to tell the app what’s the image, the title and the description to show in the link’s preview

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### Author: ![Andrei\_Baican](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/andrei_baican/32/29351_2.png) [@Andrei\_Baican](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Andrei_Baican)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/26 "2025-02-10T14:15:43Z")

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@Lucas_Pires @SantiagoPerez I think this is not working anymore. “failed to fetch” lately.

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### Author: ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/27 "2025-02-10T23:39:04Z")

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![CleanShot 2025-02-11 at 06.38.49](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/d/2/d28b59c5b907431ea4ee7504cfb68e0d2f7183e5.png)

An alternative, though paid, is this integration.

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### Author: ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-shorten-the-deep-link-url/34166/29 "2026-08-06T18:12:24Z")

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