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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

URL Direction Checker

Posted by org at 8:24 AM

Many shortened URL redirection out there sometimes makes us confuse about how to see the real URL shared by people around us. We should be careful indeed when we click those URL, as we dont really have any idea where the URL will be redirected exactly. We can actually see the real URL from some URL redirection services like goo.gl, tinyURL or bit.ly if we know how to.

Below, i’m gonna share a little trick on how to see the real URL of this kind of shortened URL. URL Redirection Checker Tool is also available to use for free at the end of this post. I made this tool just to check where any suspicious URL will go.  Ok, lets talk about some famous URL shortened services, and the trick how to peek the real URL :

1. Goo.gl
   Normally, when people shorten their URL using goo.gl, we can see the info of the URL by adding “/info/” before the last URL code, for example :
   - This URL : http://goo.gl/rgg8a
   - We can see the info at this URL : http://goo.gl/info/rgg8a
2. TinyURL.com
   Simply add preview before the real URL, for example :
   - This URL : http://tinyurl.com/6f9se2g
   - We can see the real URL at this URL : http://preview.tinyurl.com/6f9se2g
3. Bit.ly
   We can even the real URL by adding “+” char at the end of the sortened URL. For example :
   - This URL : http://bit.ly/hRqjAW
   - We can see the real URL at this URL : http://bit.ly/dRC0YF+

That’s just several examples, there are actually a lot more trick to see another kind of shortened URL, i cant type them all here. Most URL redirection services usually have their own way to see the real URL, so people can feel safer before clicking any URL shortened their user have created.
OK, now you at least know how to see the real URL, but what if the URL is shortened many times plus by different URL shortened services? Will you check them one by one? That’s why i made this tool below to help you analyze where the URL will go. Please notice that this tool will not work for pushed to click, javascript or meta redirect like adf.ly or lnk.in.
URL Redirection Checker

Shortened URL : (Ex : http://y.ahoo.it/gajeBA)

 

Result :

Thanks To Crazydavinci.Net

 

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