Add URL or Upload File to Short URL

The "Add URL" or the "Upload a file to short URL" options allows you to create a short URL given the original long URL or to upload a file into Kaleyra platform generating a short URL to share it.

The topic contains the following sections:

• Add URL to Short URL
• Upload File to Short URL

Add URL to Short URL

You can add and convert an original URL to a short URL without changing the destination address.

To add a URL to shorten, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to your Kaleyra account.
2. On the left menu bar, click URL Shortener.
   The Single URL tab detail appears.

3. On the right side of the Single URL tab detail, click Add URL.
   The Add New URL pane appears on the right side of the page.

4. Perform the following:
   1. In the URL Title field, enter the title for the URL shortener. It is recommended to use a name that is easy to remember in case you have multiple shortened URLs.
   2. In the Enter Original URL field, enter the original URL you want to shorten. It is recommended to re-check the URL before entering this field.
   3. (Optional) In the Slug field, enter the slug of your choice if any specific, custom URL slug, or an alias. Slug can contain letters, numbers, and dashes. For example, in https://klr.bz/about-us, the /about-us is a URL slug. The slug must have a unique value and it cannot exceed 10 characters.
   4. (Optional) In the Callback URL field, enter the callback URL. For more information about callback URLs, see Callback Profiles.
   5. (Optional) Select the Track user to get the details of the URL shortener users who have clicked the shortened URL link. You can view these details in URL shortener reports.
   6. (Optional) Click the URL Expiry field and a calendar pop-up appears. Select the expiry date for the shortened URL. The expiration date ranges from a minimum of one day to a maximum of 12 months from the date of creation. By default, shortened URLs are valid for 12 months.
5. Click Save. The confirmation message Short URL created successfully appears. The shortened URL appears on the Single URL tab detail page.

Upload File to Short URL

You can upload a file and create a short URL for it. The shortened URL for files in messages helps recipients to access and view the files more easily. This reduces the size of your message and eliminates the need to upload files every time you send a message by simply adding a shortened URL.

The file formats supported by the URL shorteners are xls, xlsx, csv, txt, doc, 7z, apk, gz, jpg, png, jpeg, zip, rar, rtf, gif, mp3, mp4, wav, or pdf with a size up to 20 MB.

To add a URL shortener for a document file, perform the following steps:

1. Follow step 1 to step 3 of Add URL to Short URL.
2. Click the Upload File tab.
   The Upload File field details appear.

3. Perform the following steps:
   1. In the URL Title field, enter the title for your file URL shortener. It is recommended to use a name that is easy to remember in case you have multiple files with shortened URLs.
   2. Click the Download sample file link to download the sample file to upload the shortened URLs in bulk.
   3. In the Drag and Drop the documents here or Click here to upload field, you can either drag and drop the documents or click to upload from the source folder. After successful upload, the confirmation message Request successfully executed! appears.
   4. (Optional) In the Slug field, enter the slug of your choice if any specific, custom URL slug, or an alias. Slug can contain letters, numbers, and dashes. For example, in https://klr.bz/about-us, the /about-us is URL slug. The slug must have a unique value and it cannot exceed 10 characters.
   5. (Optional) In the Callback URL field, enter the callback URL. For more information about callback URLs, see Callback Profiles.
   6. (Optional) Select the Track user to get the details of the URL shortener users who have clicked the URL shortener link. You can view these details in URL shortener reports.
   7. (Optional) Click the URL Expiry field and a calendar pop-up appears. Select the expiry date for the shortened URL. The expiration date ranges from a minimum of one day to a maximum of 12 months from the date of creation. By default, shortened URLs are valid for 12 months.
4. Click Save. The confirmation message "Request successfully executed" appears, and the uploaded file will be in pending status.

After approval, you will receive an email notification at your registered email, and the status is updated to 'Completed'.