URL Shortening

In Daisychain, you can choose to automatically shorten URLs that you send in your texts. This allows you to track your link clicks and have a shorter overall message length.

Head to Settings > URL Shortening to turn this feature on or off, and to select which domain you'd like to use for your URL. Our default link shorteners are:

• go.daisychain.app

• givelink.io

• eventlinks.org

We provide URL shortening for a few reasons:

• URL shortening enables Daisychain to track who clicked/tapped on the link you sent out.

• URL shortening enables you to keep your messages short, which can increase deliverability rates and reduce the number of segments in your messages.

Using a generic URL shortener (like bit.ly or TinyURL) makes it more likely that your messages gets flagged as spam and filtered out.

Custom URLs

We can set up a custom short link for you upon request! Custom short links can increase deliverability and brand recognition. If you're interested, email [e-mail]

URL Shortening FAQ

Does Daisychain keep my link's Open Graph metadata when shortening URLs?

Yes. You can find the Open Graph metadata we keep in our link shortening using tools like OpenGraph.xyz (paste a Daisychain shortened link to see what info we keep).

Does Daisychain preserve URL parameters when shortening URLs?

Yes. If you add URL parameters to a link, those parameters will be preserved when we shorten the URL. For instance if you link to abc.xyz?refcode=123, the refcode parameter will remain intact.

How can I get previews for my links to appear?

Not all links will appear as previews. Typically, a link must be the very first or last part of a message to generate a preview. Additionally, only one link preview per message will generate. You can test this out by sending yourself a preview message.

Why aren't link previews working on recipients' devices?

Each phone type and messaging software has its own way of handling link previews. For example, iPhones typically will only render a preview of any type when receiving an SMS if the contact is saved. Certain recipients will not receive the full preview regardless. Because of this, we recommend not relying on information in the link preview and including any vital content in your message text or in an image.