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How to set TTL (Time To Live) parameter via Zapier

  1. Sign in to your Zapier account.

  2. From the left panel, create a new zap by clicking on + Create and then on Zaps:

    Zapier sidebar with Create button

    Zapier Create menu with Zaps option highlighted

  3. In the Zapier draft click on the Trigger step:

    Zapier Zap editor with Trigger and Action steps

  4. Next, select a trigger app and event (e.g., a new blog post or social media update):

    Zapier trigger setup with RSS by Zapier app selected

    Zapier RSS trigger with New Item in Feed event selected

    Zapier RSS feed URL configuration with Feed URL field

  5. Test the step:

    Zapier RSS trigger test result with feed record found

    The result record (trigger URL) can then be passed as a long link for processing and shortening.

  6. Add the Short.io app as Action step and fill in the required information:

    Zapier Short.io action setup with Create a Short Link event

    Zapier Short.io configuration with Long URL mapped from RSS data

    Zapier Short.io link fields with domain, URL, path, and title configured

  7. Scroll down to locate the TTL setting. You can select a date from the calendar or even enter human readable text, for example: Next Friday at midnight:

    Zapier Short.io TTL field set to next Friday at midnight

  8. Test the step.

  9. Upon successful completion, the short link appears in your Short.io Dashboard:

    Short.io dashboard showing newly created short link with TTL

  10. From Zapier, you can also review the TTL date and time in the Data out section:

    Zapier test result showing TTL and Created At timestamps in Data out