URLEXPAND

A URL expansion engine that supports an extensive registry of shortening services. It combines fast domain detection with robust resolution strategies: HTTP redirect following, pattern-based extraction from intermediate HTML, and API-based expansion for shorteners that don’t emit standard 3xx redirects. Returns the canonical final URL with consistent error handling and configurable timeouts.

This module recognizes hundreds of popular URL shorteners and expands them to their true destination

Example Usage

• async

urlexpand = "0.3.0"

and then

use std::time::Duration;
use urlexpand::unshorten;

fn main() {
    let url = "https://bit.ly/3alqLKi";
    assert!(unshorten(url, Some(Duration::from_secs(10))).await.is_ok());   // with timeout
    assert!(unshorten(url, None).await.is_ok());    // without timeout
}

• blocking

urlexpand = { version = "0.3.0", features = ["blocking"] }

and then

use std::time::Duration;
use urlexpand::unshorten;

fn main() {
    let url = "https://bit.ly/3alqLKi";
    assert!(unshorten(url, Some(Duration::from_secs(10))).is_ok());   // with timeout
    assert!(unshorten(url, None).is_ok());    // without timeout
}

Running the example

cargo run --example unshorten https://bit.ly/3alqLKi

Current list of URL Shortening services supported (100+)

• 2cm.es - 2CM / l8.nu
• adf.ly - Adfly
• adfoc.us - AdFocus
• amzn.to - Amazon
• amzn.id - Dub.sh
• atominik.com - part of Adf.ly
• ay.gy - part of Adf.ly
• b.link - BLINK
• bhpho.to - BH Photo & Video
• bit.ly - Bitly Url Shortner
• bit.do - Bitdo
• bn.gy - BNGY
• branch.io - Branch.io
• buff.ly - Buffer URL Shortner
• cal.link - Dub.sh
• ceesty.com - part of sh.st
• chatg.pt - Dub.sh
• chollo.to - Chollo Ecommerce
• cli.re - Capsulink
• cli.fm - Capsulink
• cutt.ly - Cuttly
• cutt.us - Cutt us
• db.tt - Dropbox
• dub.sh - Dub.sh
• f.ls - Free Link Shortener
• fa.by - part of rebrand.ly
• fb.me - Facebook
• fig.page - Dub.sh
• flip.it - Flipboard
• fumacrom.com - part of Adf.ly
• ggl.link - Dub.sh
• git.io - Github
• git.new - Dub.sh
• geni.us - Genius Link
• goo.gl - Google Service has now stopped their url shortening service
• goto.now - GOTO.NOW
• gns.io - part of trim (tr.im)
• hmm.rs - HMM.RS
• ht.ly - part of Hootsuite
• hyperurl.co - SmartUrl.It
• ity.im - ity.im (it'-ee-i-am)
• intamema.com part of Adf.ly
• is.gd - IS GD
• j.gs - part of Adf.ly
• j.mp - part of Bitly
• kutt.it - Kutt
• l1nq.com - urlshort.dev
• ldn.im - part of trim (tr.im)
• lnkd.in - linkedin
• linklyhq.com - Linkly HQ
• microify.com - part of Adf.ly
• mzl.la - Mozilla Org
• nmc.sg - instra corporation pty
• nowlinks.net - Now Links
• ow.ly - part of Hootsuite
• prf.hn - Partnerize
• plu.sh - Plush
• q.gs - part of Adfly
• qr.ae - Quora
• qr.net - QR Code URL shortner & generator
• rebrand.ly - Rebrandly
• rb.gy - RBGY Free URL Shortner
• rlu.ru - RLU.RU
• rotf.lol - part of tinyurl.com
• s.click.aliexpress.com - Ali Express
• s.coop - SCOOP
• s.id - SID (home.s.id)
• sh.st - shorte.st
• soo.gd - Soo.Gd
• shortcm.xyz - part of SHORT.IO
• short.gy - SHORT.IO Service
• shortcm.xyz - ShortCm
• shorturl.at - ShortURL At
• sl1nk.com - urlshort.dev
• smu.sg - Singapore Management University
• smq.tc - part of bit.ly
• snip.ly - Sniply.io
• snipr.com
• snipurl.com
• snurl.com
• split.to - Linksplit
• spti.fi - Dub.sh
• surl.li - Hyperhost (Secom.com.ua)
• surl.lt - Hyperhost (Secom.com.ua)
• t.co - Twitter
• t.co - Twitter
• t.ly - T.LY Link Shortener
• t2m.io - T2M aka "Text to Marketing" (t2mio.com)
• tiny.cc - TinyCC
• tiny.pl - TinyPL
• tinyium.com - part of Adf.ly
• tinyurl.com - TinyURL
• tinyurl.ae - TinyURL
• tiny.one - part of tinyurl.com
• tny.im - TNY.IM
• tny.sh - Linksplit
• tr.im - trim (tr.im) by RedLotus
• trib.al - Tribal links shortner
• u.to - U TO
• v.gd - V GD
• virg.in - Virgin
• vzturl.com - Vzt URL
• waa.ai - Akari Link Shortner
• washex.am - part of bit.ly
• we.tl - WeTransfer
• x.co - GoDaddy URL Shortner (currently shutdown)
• y2u.be - YouTube URL Shortner by Firewrench inc.
• yt.vu - YT.vu
• yourwish.es - Your Wishes
• zpr.io - Zapier

Contribution

Please feel free to contribute by making pull requests or even bug fixes.
Thanks in advance.

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License: MIT