In 2018, we introduced the deprecation and transition of Google URL Shortener due to the adjustments we’ve seen in how individuals discover content material on the web, and the variety of new fashionable URL shortening providers that emerged in that point. This meant that we not accepted new URLs to shorten however that we might proceed serving current URLs.
Right now, the time has come to show off the serving portion of Google URL Shortener. Please learn on beneath to grasp extra about how this can affect you should you’re utilizing Google URL Shortener.
Who’s impacted?
Any builders utilizing hyperlinks constructed with the Google URL Shortener within the kind https://goo.gl/* can be impacted, and these URLs will not return a response after August twenty fifth, 2025.
What to anticipate
Beginning August 23, 2024, goo.gl hyperlinks will begin displaying an interstitial web page for a share of current hyperlinks notifying your customers that the hyperlink will not be supported after August twenty fifth, 2025 previous to navigating to the unique goal web page.
Interstitial web page proven for some goo.gl hyperlinks beginning on August 23, 2024
Over time the share of hyperlinks that may present the interstitial web page will enhance till the shutdown date. This interstitial web page ought to assist you monitor and regulate any affected hyperlinks that you will want to transition as a part of this transformation. We’ll proceed to show this interstitial web page till the shutdown date after which all hyperlinks served will return a 404 response.
Be aware that the interstitial web page could trigger disruptions within the present stream of your goo.gl hyperlinks. For instance, if you’re utilizing different 302 redirects, the interstitial web page could forestall the redirect stream from finishing accurately. When you’ve embedded social metadata in your vacation spot web page, the interstitial web page will possible trigger these to not present up the place the preliminary hyperlink is displayed. Because of this, we advise transitioning these hyperlinks as quickly as doable.
Be aware: Within the occasion the interstitial web page is disrupting your use circumstances, you’ll be able to suppress it by including the question param “si=1” to current goo.gl hyperlinks.
We perceive the transition away from utilizing goo.gl quick hyperlinks could trigger some inconvenience. When you’ve got any questions or issues, please attain out to us at Firebase Support. Thanks for utilizing the service and we hope you be part of us in shifting ahead into new and revolutionary methods for navigating net and app experiences.
