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URLShorten["url"]

creates a shortened URL that redirects to "url".

URLShorten[CloudObject[…]]

creates a shortened URL that redirects to the URL for the specified cloud object.

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URLShorten

URLShorten["url"]

creates a shortened URL that redirects to "url".

URLShorten[CloudObject[…]]

creates a shortened URL that redirects to the URL for the specified cloud object.

Details

  • URLShorten returns a full URL, given as a string.
  • By default, URLShorten generates a "wolfr.am" URL.
  • The shortened URL is active on the web as soon as URLShorten is evaluated.
  • Use of URLShorten requires connectivity to the Wolfram Cloud.
  • URLShorten[URL["url"]] is also supported.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

Wolfram Language code: URLShorten["https://www.wolfram.com/language"]

Scope  (3)

URLShorten automatically threads over lists:

Wolfram Language code: URLShorten[{"https://www.wolfram.com", "https://www.wolframcloud.com"}]

Shorten a URL that is built from components:

Wolfram Language code: URLShorten[<|"Scheme" -> "https", "Domain" -> "www.wolframalpha.com", "Path" -> "input/", "Query" -> {"i" -> "100 USD in EUR"}|>]

URL or CloudObject can be used:

Wolfram Language code: URLShorten[CloudObject[]]
Wolfram Language code: URLShorten[URL["https://www.wolfram.com"]]

Applications  (1)

Shorten a URL and create a QR code for the shortened URL:

Wolfram Language code: BarcodeImage[URLShorten["https://www.wolfram.com"], "QR"]
Wolfram Research (2014), URLShorten, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/URLShorten.html (updated 2016).

Text

Wolfram Research (2014), URLShorten, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/URLShorten.html (updated 2016).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2014. "URLShorten." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2016. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/URLShorten.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2014). URLShorten. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/URLShorten.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_urlshorten, author="Wolfram Research", title="{URLShorten}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/URLShorten.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_urlshorten, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={URLShorten}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/URLShorten.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}