In 2018, we introduced the deprecation and transition of Google URL Shortener to Firebase Dynamic Hyperlinks due to the modifications we’ve seen in how individuals discover content material on the web, and the variety of new fashionable URL shortening providers that emerged in that point. This meant that we not accepted new URLs to shorten however that we might proceed serving present URLs.
At this time, the time has come to show off the serving portion of Google URL Shortener. Please learn on under to grasp extra about how this may impression you should you’re utilizing Google URL Shortener.
Who’s impacted?
Any builders utilizing hyperlinks constructed with the Google URL Shortener within the type https://goo.gl/* might be impacted, and these URLs will not return a response after August twenty fifth, 2025.
What to anticipate
Beginning August 23, 2024, goo.gl hyperlinks will begin displaying an interstitial web page for a proportion of present hyperlinks notifying your customers that the hyperlink will not be supported after August twenty fifth, 2025 previous to navigating to the unique goal web page.
Interstitial web page proven for some goo.gl hyperlinks beginning on August 23, 2024
Over time the proportion of hyperlinks that may present the interstitial web page will enhance till the shutdown date. This interstitial web page ought to make it easier to observe and modify any affected hyperlinks that you will want to transition as a part of this variation. We’ll proceed to show this interstitial web page till the shutdown date after which all hyperlinks served will return a 404 response.
Observe that the interstitial web page might trigger disruptions within the present move of your goo.gl hyperlinks. For instance, if you’re utilizing different 302 redirects, the interstitial web page might stop the redirect move from finishing appropriately. In the event you’ve embedded social metadata in your vacation spot web page, the interstitial web page will possible trigger these to not present up the place the preliminary hyperlink is displayed. Because of this, we advise transitioning these hyperlinks as quickly as potential.
Observe: Within the occasion the interstitial web page is disrupting your use circumstances, you possibly can suppress it by including the question param “si=1” to present goo.gl hyperlinks.
We perceive the transition away from utilizing goo.gl quick hyperlinks might trigger some inconvenience. You probably have any questions or considerations, please attain out to us at Firebase Assist. Thanks for utilizing the service and we hope you be a part of us in transferring ahead into new and progressive methods for navigating net and app experiences.