# URL shortening in glide

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/url-shortening-in-glide/73878>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [June 4, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/url-shortening-in-glide/73878 "2024-06-04T22:45:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sekayi\_Liburd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sekayi_liburd/32/77608_2.png) [@Sekayi\_Liburd](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sekayi_Liburd)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/url-shortening-in-glide/73878/1 "2024-06-04T22:45:54Z")

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I came across this thread and saw that it was suggested in relation to google sheets. Does this work the same way in glide tables?

> [@Shortening a URL](https://community.glideapps.com/t/shortening-a-url/28638/2):
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> Is it in Google Sheets? If so here’s an arrayformula. ={"Shortener";ARRAYFORMULA(IF(A2:A\<\>"",LEFT(A2:A,FIND(".com/",A2:A)+3),""))}

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**Author:** ![Himaladin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/himaladin/32/71023_2.png) [@Himaladin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Himaladin)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/url-shortening-in-glide/73878/2 "2024-06-04T23:08:44Z")

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This formula is not a true “shortener” because it does not shorten URLs as URL shortening services (such as [short.io](http://short.io), bit.ly, or [tinyurl.com](http://tinyurl.com)) do. Instead, this formula merely trims the URL based on the position of the text “.com/” within the string.

If you want to achieve this, you can use the extract matching text column with the following regex: ^(.\*?.com)

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**Author:** ![Sekayi\_Liburd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sekayi_liburd/32/77608_2.png) [@Sekayi\_Liburd](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sekayi_Liburd)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/url-shortening-in-glide/73878/3 "2024-06-04T23:14:11Z")

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Ok. Can this trimmed link be shared just like a shortened link from bit.ly etc.?

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**Author:** ![Himaladin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/himaladin/32/71023_2.png) [@Himaladin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Himaladin)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/url-shortening-in-glide/73878/4 "2024-06-04T23:19:27Z")

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> **[Short.io | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/automation/integrations/short.io)**
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> Shorten, personalize, and share fully branded short URLs.

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**Author:** ![Sekayi\_Liburd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sekayi_liburd/32/77608_2.png) [@Sekayi\_Liburd](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sekayi_Liburd)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/url-shortening-in-glide/73878/5 "2024-06-04T23:43:06Z")

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does this trigger updates?

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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:** [June 4, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/url-shortening-in-glide/73878/6 "2024-06-04T23:45:14Z")

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That is indeed not a true “shortener” in the sense you expected. It can be easily replicated with a Get Part of URL column 3 years later.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/6/b68aafcb57f0a0d371868f6c867cddd1441b6315.png)

[Short.io](http://Short.io) triggers 1 update for each run, and you pay that on top of whatever you paid for [Short.io](http://Short.io), plus the domain, already.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/2/62aea7ef5ca766a681b654e627892539674213cf.png)

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**Author:** ![Sekayi\_Liburd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sekayi_liburd/32/77608_2.png) [@Sekayi\_Liburd](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sekayi_Liburd)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/url-shortening-in-glide/73878/7 "2024-06-04T23:53:11Z")

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ok. Good to know!

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**Author:** ![Himaladin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/himaladin/32/71023_2.png) [@Himaladin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Himaladin)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/url-shortening-in-glide/73878/8 "2024-06-05T10:19:40Z")

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💡  
There is a workaround that you might freely use instead of URL shortening services by using the following HTML:

Hello, visit my website at [www.mySite.com](https://www.example.com/full-path)

```auto
Hello, visit my website at <a href="https://www.example.com/full-path" style="color: blue; font-weight:bold;text-decoration: none !important;">www.mySite.com</a>

```

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**Author:** ![Sekayi\_Liburd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sekayi_liburd/32/77608_2.png) [@Sekayi\_Liburd](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sekayi_Liburd)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/url-shortening-in-glide/73878/9 "2024-06-05T13:04:52Z")

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Thanks! I’ll try it ☺ 👍