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How to shorten or create links in bulk

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Short.io lets you create short links in bulk in three ways:

With Short.io API, you can shorten up to 1000 links in one API call. You can create 5 requests per 10 seconds (1 request = 1000 URLs).

It works almost the same as a single link creation endpoint, but it accepts an array of URLs and returns an array of responses back. If any URL fails to be added, it returns an error object as an array element. The method is not transactional. It can insert some links from the list and return an error for others. ​

You can import a CSV file with links you want to shorten, or import links from another link shortener like Bitly or YoURLs.

Using Google Sheets does not require technical skills - you paste the links manually.

  1. Sign in to your Short.io account.

  2. In the Dashboard navigate to Bulk Sheets:

  3. We may ask you to grant us permission to create a Google spreadsheet - please click Grant access.

  4. When an empty sheet appears, manually paste the links to be shortened in the required Original URL cells. You can also fill in other optional columns, for example: Link slug

    tip

    If you want to add more than one Tag, separate them with commas.

  5. Click Create links. The newly created links are listed in the Short URL column:

Note

The columns A (Short URL) and B (Status) are populated automatically.

The short links will appear in the Branded links menu as well: