UrlShortenerService

UrlShortenerService : goal is to provide one or more shortener url service(s) in order to manage avibase link : saving post message content length to add more ID details

Free providers candidates

Provider	Auth	Free quota	API style	Comment
TinyURL	None	Unlimited	GET api-create.php?url=	👎 ads on intermediate redirect page
is.gd / v.gd	None	large free rate restrictions	GET create.php?url= example	🚫 protected by cloudflare / ⁉️ no response to contact (May28)
dub.co	Bearer token	25/month	REST + SDK (TS/JS)	not tested / may be one of a provider "list"
Bitly	OAuth	5/month	REST	not tested / may be one of a provider "list"
urlr.me	?	10/month	REST	not tested / may be one of a provider "list"
tinu.be	none	unlimited / no pricing	like portal http post	slow? / 👎 poor domain name confidence note (used by fishing?)
spoo.me	none or API Key	no pricing	post	cf. dedicated § spoo.me

Not tested due to ➖ fixed quota limit

• short.io(1000)
• urlshort.dev(100)

sources

• github 738/awesome-url-shortener

More details

spoo.me

• ➕ free plan and restrictions seems very generous
• ℹ️ I asked them for pricing / free plan limitations on their discord
• ➖ ⚠️ some issue with their portal (ex. login / api key creation : sometime popin disapears)

Historic 2026

• Jan 26 - #153 - replace TinyURL by is.gd
• May 20 - #182 - is.gd 403 => 🚫 protected by cloudflare
• May 28 - PR#190 - v.gd as fallback
• May 30 - #201 - is.gd and v.gd => 🚫 both protected by cloudflare => revert to TinyURL
• May 31 - #207 created - need an alternative