edited to remove erroneous example (not goo.gl urls, but rather domains with different schemes/protocols. Added information about deprecation of the service

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How can I find out whatwhere a gooGoogle URL Shortener URL (goo.gl URL) leads to, without visiting it?

Google URL Shortener service shortens URLs using goo.gl allows us to shorten URLs.

For example, https://google.com/ will link togoo.gl/e1kTPw http://google.com( archived ^† ) redirects to this question.

How can wedoes one determine what URL the destination URL of a goo.gl short link points to without actually visiting it?

For example, how can we see that the link https://google.com/ points to http://google.com without actually clicking on it?

Is there an official way to do this (providedprovided by Google, instead of a 3rd party)?

^† Google has now deprecated goo.gl ├── 2009-12 Google announces "URL Shortener" launch. ├── 2010-09 goo.gl website launched. ├── 2018-04 Google announces 2019 sunset of goo.gl │ ├── Transitions service to Firebase Dynamic Links. │ ├── Existing website users have one more year. │ └── No new users will be accepted. ├── 2019-03 Sunset date for existing goo.gl users. ├── 2024-07 Announced existing links won't work after 2025-08. └── 2025-08 Updates decision to only disable "inactive" links.

How can I find out what a goo.gl URL leads to, without visiting it?

goo.gl allows us to shorten URLs. For example, https://google.com/ will link to http://google.com

How can we determine what URL the goo.gl link points to without actually visiting it?

For example, how can we see that the link https://google.com/ points to http://google.com without actually clicking on it?

Is there an official way to do this (provided by Google instead of a 3rd party)?

How can I find out where a Google URL Shortener URL (goo.gl) leads to without visiting it?

Google URL Shortener service shortens URLs using goo.gl.

For example, goo.gl/e1kTPw ( archived ^† ) redirects to this question.

How does one determine the destination URL of a goo.gl short link without actually visiting it?

Is there an official way provided by Google, instead of a 3rd party?

^† Google has now deprecated goo.gl ├── 2009-12 Google announces "URL Shortener" launch. ├── 2010-09 goo.gl website launched. ├── 2018-04 Google announces 2019 sunset of goo.gl │ ├── Transitions service to Firebase Dynamic Links. │ ├── Existing website users have one more year. │ └── No new users will be accepted. ├── 2019-03 Sunset date for existing goo.gl users. ├── 2024-07 Announced existing links won't work after 2025-08. └── 2025-08 Updates decision to only disable "inactive" links.