🔗 Multisite URL Shortener

🚀 Shorten URLs across multiple providers in seconds. Paste a list of URLs and get shortened versions from TinyURL, Bitly, is.gd, and more. Batch processing with provider rotation. No coding required.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-04-23 · 🔗 Multiple providers · 📦 Batch processing · 🔀 Provider rotation · 🚫 No coding needed

The Multisite URL Shortener creates shortened URLs using multiple shortening services in one run. Paste a list of URLs and get back short links from TinyURL, is.gd, Bitly (with your API key), and other providers. Randomize providers across URLs or pick a specific one.

Built for marketers, content creators, social media managers, and anyone who needs bulk URL shortening without visiting each service individually.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Marketers, social media managers, content creators, email campaign teams, affiliate marketers	Bulk URL shortening, link management, campaign tracking, social media posting, email link formatting

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📋 What the URL Shortener does

Multi-provider URL shortening:

• 🔗 URL list input. Paste multiple URLs for batch shortening.
• 🌐 Multiple providers. TinyURL, is.gd, Bitly, and more.
• 🔀 Provider rotation. Randomize across providers or use one consistently.
• 🔑 Bitly integration. Optional Bitly API key for branded short links.

💡 Why it matters: shortening URLs one at a time across different services is tedious. This Actor processes batches with provider rotation in one run.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon.

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⚙️ Input

Input	Type	Default	Behavior
urls	array	[]	URLs to shorten.
maxItems	integer	10	Max URLs to process.
providers	array	[]	Shortening services to use.
randomizeProviders	boolean	false	Rotate across providers randomly.
bitlyApiKey	string	""	Optional Bitly API key for branded links.

Example: shorten 5 URLs with TinyURL.

{
    "urls": ["https://example.com/page1", "https://example.com/page2", "https://example.com/page3"],
    "providers": ["tinyurl"]
}

Example: random provider rotation.

{
    "urls": ["https://example.com/a", "https://example.com/b"],
    "randomizeProviders": true
}

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📊 Output

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
🔗 originalUrl	string	"https://example.com/page1"
🔗 shortUrl	string	"https://tinyurl.com/abc123"
🌐 provider	string	"tinyurl"
✅ success	boolean	true
🕒 createdAt	ISO 8601	"2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z"

📦 Sample records

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🌐	Multiple providers. TinyURL, is.gd, Bitly, and more.
🔀	Provider rotation. Randomize for natural link diversity.
📦	Batch processing. Shorten hundreds of URLs per run.
🔑	Bitly support. Optional API key for branded short links.
⚡	Fast. Seconds per batch.
🚫	No coding. Paste URLs, click Start.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Providers	Batch	Rotation	Setup
⭐ URL Shortener (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	Multiple	Yes	Yes	⚡ 2 min
Manual shortener sites	Free	One at a time	No	Manual	🕒 Per URL
Bitly dashboard	Free-$35/month	Bitly only	Yes	No	⏳ Account

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the Multisite URL Shortener page.
3. 🎯 Set input. Paste your URL list, pick providers.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start.
5. 📥 Download. Grab shortened URLs from the Dataset tab.

⏱️ Total time: 1-2 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

📱 Social Media & Marketing Shorten campaign URLs in bulk Rotate providers for link diversity Prepare links for social posts Format email campaign URLs

🔗 Link Management Build shortened link databases Track which providers work best Generate short links for print materials Batch process affiliate links

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Empirical datasets for papers, thesis work, and coursework Longitudinal studies tracking changes across snapshots Reproducible research with cited, versioned data pulls Classroom exercises on data analysis and ethical scraping	🎨 Personal and creative Side projects, portfolio demos, and indie app launches Data visualizations, dashboards, and infographics Content research for bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters Hobbyist collections and personal trackers
🤝 Non-profit and civic Transparency reporting and accountability projects Advocacy campaigns backed by public-interest data Community-run databases for local issues Investigative journalism on public records	🧪 Experimentation Prototype AI and machine-learning pipelines with real data Validate product-market hypotheses before engineering spend Train small domain-specific models on niche corpora Test dashboard concepts with live input

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

💳 Do I need a paid Apify plan to run this actor?

No. You can start right now on the free Apify plan, which includes $5 in free monthly credit. That is enough to run this actor several times and explore the output before committing to anything. Paid plans unlock higher limits, more concurrent runs, and larger datasets. Create a free Apify account here to get started.

🚨 What happens if my run fails or returns no results?

Failed runs are not charged. If the source site changes, proxies get rate-limited, or a specific input matches nothing, re-run the actor or open our contact form and we will investigate. You can also check the run log in the Apify console to see why the run stopped.

📏 How many items can I scrape per run?

Free users are limited to 10 items per run so you can preview the output and confirm the actor works for your use case. Paid users can raise maxItems up to 1,000,000 per run. Upgrade here if you need full scale.

🕒 How fresh is the data?

Every run fetches live data at the moment of execution. There is no cache or delay: the records you get reflect what the source returned at that moment. Schedule the actor to maintain a rolling snapshot of the data you need.

🧑‍💻 Can I call this actor from my own code?

Yes. Apify exposes every actor as a REST endpoint and ships first-class SDKs for Node.js and Python. You can start a run, read the dataset, and handle webhooks from your own app in a few lines. All you need is your Apify API token.

📤 How do I export the data?

Every Apify dataset can be downloaded in one click from the console as CSV, JSON, JSONL, Excel, HTML, XML, or RSS. You can also pull results programmatically via the Apify API or stream them into BigQuery, S3, and other destinations through built-in integrations.

📅 Can I schedule the actor to run automatically?

Yes. Use the Apify scheduler to run the actor on any cadence, from hourly to monthly. Results are saved to your dataset and can be delivered to webhooks, email, Slack, cloud storage, or automation tools such as Zapier and Make.

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🔌 Automating Multisite URL Shortener

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify API documentation for full details.

🔌 Integrate with any app

• Make - Automate workflows
• Zapier - Connect 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get notifications
• Airbyte - Data pipelines
• GitHub - Trigger from commits
• Google Drive - Export to Sheets

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⚠️ Disclaimer: this Actor is an independent tool. Shortened URLs are created by third-party services (TinyURL, is.gd, Bitly). All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.