TinyURL to Elido: import aliases with an API token
Paste a TinyURL API token and the importer copies each alias, destination, title and tags into an Elido domain you choose. It uses the TinyURL API, not a CSV file.
Lo que puedes hacer
What the TinyURL importer does
How it works
API in, links out
The importer runs inside api-core as a background job. It pages through TinyURL and creates one Elido link per source link in the target domain you chose. Limits per job: 50,000 links, 30 minutes, and the first 1,000 error details are kept. The wizard shows imported, skipped and failed counts as it runs.
TinyURL API token
Choose an existing Elido domain and a conflict strategy.
Progress is shown live. Skipped and failed rows are counted with reasons.
Setup guide
Import in four steps
- 1Get a TinyURL API token
TinyURL, Account, API, create a token. It must be allowed to list your aliases.
- 2Add the target domain in Elido
Links are created in one Elido domain that already exists in your workspace. To keep your old short URLs alive, add the same hostname in Elido and move its DNS after you have validated the import.
- 3Paste the token and pick a strategy
Dashboard, Integrations, TinyURL → Elido. Choose the target domain and the conflict strategy.
- 4Run and review
Start the import, watch the counts, then check a sample of links. Imported links carry the tag imported:tinyurl.
What transfers
What gets imported, and what does not
Imported
- Destination URLs.
- Slugs (see the conflict strategy for collisions).
- Titles (cut to 200 characters).
- Tags, plus an added imported:tinyurl tag.
Not imported
- Click history and click counts.
- Link passwords, expiry dates, geo or device rules, and UTM templates.
- Custom domains: links import into one Elido domain you pick, and DNS stays with you.
- TinyURL custom-domain settings.
Authentication
TinyURL token, read-only use
The token is passed from the dashboard to the import job and is not written to disk. Elido sends it to TinyURL only to read links. Revoke it in TinyURL when the import is done.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to export a file first?+
No. The importer reads your links through the TinyURL API. Paste the token and start.
What happens to duplicate slugs?+
The conflict strategy you pick applies to the whole job: suffix adds -2, -3 and so on up to -50, skip leaves the existing link, and fail stops the job at the first conflict. There is no overwrite option.
Are click statistics migrated?+
No. Only link definitions are imported. New clicks are counted in Elido from the moment a link is served by Elido.
Will my old short links keep working?+
Only if the same hostname points to Elido. Links are created in the Elido domain you chose. Until you move DNS, TinyURL keeps serving the old URLs.
Can I undo an import?+
Imported links are tagged imported:tinyurl, so you can find them in the links list and remove them. Nothing in TinyURL is touched.
How large an import can I run?+
Up to 50,000 links per job within a 30-minute limit. Split larger accounts by running again after cleanup.
Is a CSV upload supported?+
No. The importer works through the TinyURL API with a token. Earlier copy mentioned CSV, but there is no CSV importer.