Free Short URL Checker from Convertavo: See Where a Link Goes
Not sure about a short link someone sent you? Drop it into Convertavo’s short URL checker, and you’ll see the real address before you ever tap it. We follow the link for you and show the full address, every stop on the way and a safety check. No account, no app.
We fetch only the address, never the page’s scripts, and nothing about you is sent to the site. A link that’s clean today can still change tomorrow, so stay careful with anything that asks for a password or payment.
- Works with bit.ly, t.co, TinyURL and more
- Nothing about you is sent to the site
- Free, no app to install
How to check a short link without clicking it
- STEP 01
Copy the short link
Long-press it in the message or post, then choose Copy. Don’t tap it.
- STEP 02
Paste it here and press Check
Links from bit.ly, t.co, TinyURL and any other shortener work, with or without the https:// part.
- STEP 03
Read where it goes
You’ll see the full address, the page’s title, every stop along the way and a verdict. Then decide if it’s worth opening.
Most checks take a second or two.
What does this link checker show you?
- The real address: the final page it opens, written out in full.
- The page’s title: so you can tell at a glance if it’s a shop, a bank or something odd.
- Every stop on the way: some links bounce through tracking pages before they arrive. You see each address in order, up to 5 redirects. A redirect is when one address sends you on to another.
- A verdict: the final address is checked against known dangerous sites, and for the usual signs of a fake page.
Which short links can I check?
Any of them. Bitly, TinyURL, t.co, Rebrandly, our own links and the rest all work.
So this one page is a TinyURL checker, a Bitly checker and a t.co checker. Does one short link lead to another? It follows the whole chain to the end.
When should you check a link first?
A delivery text you weren’t expecting
A message says your parcel couldn’t be delivered, and it gives you a short link to “reschedule”.
Check it here first. Does it end on a domain that isn’t the courier’s own, or does the verdict warn you? Then delete the message. Real couriers rarely ask for card details by text.
A link in a group chat
Someone in a big WhatsApp group posts a link to a “giveaway”. Before you or anyone else taps it, check it and post what you found.
Takes seconds. Saves the whole group the risk.
Your own link, before you print it
You’re about to print a short link on a thousand flyers. Check it one last time.
The expander shows exactly where it ends up, including any redirects the website added on its own.
What does the safety verdict mean?
You’ll get one of three answers.
No warning signs found
The address isn’t on any list of dangerous sites we check. It also shows none of the usual signs of a fake page.
That makes it likely fine, but not certain. A brand-new scam page may not be on any list yet.
Be careful with this one
Something about the address looks like the tricks phishing pages use. Phishing means a fake page made to steal your password or card details.
Think of a famous brand’s name on an unrelated domain, or letters that only look alike. Open it only if you expected it, and never type a password into it.
Don’t open this link
The address is known to be dangerous. Or it’s one of our own links that we removed for safety.
What can’t a short URL checker tell you?
- JavaScript redirects: only standard redirects are followed. Some pages send you on with JavaScript, a kind of page code, once they load. We don’t run page code, for your safety, so the last stop shown is the page doing the redirecting.
- Later changes: whoever owns a link can point it somewhere else later. If a while has passed, check again.
- Private addresses: links into a private network, like a router’s admin page, are refused.
- Password-protected links: for our own links, we tell you a link is protected. We never say where it goes.
Is it safe to check a suspicious link with Convertavo?
It is. The link is opened by our server, not your phone. We fetch only the address, and the page’s scripts never run.
Nothing about you is sent to the site. It never sees your IP address, the number that points to your internet connection.
Is a clean result a promise? Not quite. A link that’s clean today can still change tomorrow, so stay careful with anything that asks for a password or payment.
Is this short URL link checker free?
Yes, completely. You don’t need an account, and there’s no app to install.
What if I find a dangerous link that uses your shortener?
Press Report this link under the result, or use our report page. Our page on how we keep links safe explains what we block.
Next time a short link looks a little off, why guess? Put it through Convertavo’s short URL checker first, and see where it really goes.
Check a linkQuestions about checking short links
How can I see where a short link goes without clicking it?
Copy it, then paste it into the box above and press Check. We follow the link for you. Then we show the full address it ends at, every redirect on the way and a safety verdict.
Is it safe to check a suspicious link here?
Yes. Our server opens the link, not your device, and no page scripts run. The site never sees your IP address.
Which shorteners does it work with?
All of them, including Bitly, TinyURL, t.co, Rebrandly and our own links. If one short link points to another, we follow the chain to the end.
The verdict says no warning signs. Can I trust the page?
It’s likely fine, but not certain. A brand-new scam page may not be on any list yet. So don’t type a password or card number unless you expected the link.
Why does it stop before the real page?
Usually that page sends visitors on with JavaScript. We don’t run page code, for your safety, so the last stop shown is the page doing the redirecting. A link with more than 5 redirects also stops there, which is unusual and worth being wary of.
Can I check a QR code the same way?
You can. Scan it with our QR Code Scanner, and its link gets checked too: every redirect, then a safety verdict.