GoDaddy URL Shortener URL shortening service does not support external platform domain names

Due to the needs of external marketing, we may use URL shortening services. In the past, many third parties provided such services, but later some were blocked due to operations or the use of bad websites, and some were not practical. The profit model is closed. A few years ago, I seemed to have heard that a third party provided a URL shortening service and then secretly modified the URL jump in the background, so even if we need to use it, we must either use a large third-party platform or build it ourselves.

Today when Snail was looking at GoDaddy related products, I saw that they also provide the GoDaddy URL Shortener tool. I have seen their shortened URL before. It should be used for CPS. At present, the CPS of the official platform has been Canceled, but the URL shortener tool remains. Let’s take a look at whether this tool is currently easy to use. If we need to temporarily jump to convert a long URL into a short URL, we can use it.

First, URL Shortener login

Address: https://shortener.godaddy.com/

Here we can see the login interface. If we have a Godaddy account, log in directly.

Second, add a shortened URL

Here we can directly add the short URL that needs to be converted. By default, it comes with 2 domain names that we can choose from. The suffix can be customized to shorten the address, or it can be random.

After adding, we can see the shortened URL, and we can also manage it by editing, deleting, etc.

Third, add a custom domain name

Here Snail also saw that it supports custom domain names and API services. This is a bit interesting. Let’s see if it supports adding domain names by yourself.

It is possible to add a domain name, but there will be an error in the pointing. Although checking HELP will tell you to add the A record pointing.

But after I added it, I couldn't add the external domain name.

Then read related articles. Some netizens mentioned that the domain name must be on the Godaddy platform, and other platforms do not support adding it. Currently, Snail does not have a domain name on the platform, so there is no way to test whether it requires the domain name of its own platform. Anyway, I used the domain name of the third-party platform to point to the A record and the TXT was not added.

If it can be added, we will see our own domain name in the domain name option when adding a shortened URL.

In summary, the GoDaddy URL Shortener URL shortening service function is still available. If you need to shorten the URL and do not have it yourself, you can use this platform to shorten it. If you need to customize the domain name, you can only add your own domain name on the Godaddy platform.

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