Shortening a link
Remove spaces from the URL
invalid_url:control_or_space
The destination contains spaces or hidden characters that make it unsafe to shorten.
HTTP 400·Shortening a link
What it means
What happened
The destination contains spaces or hidden characters that make it unsafe to shorten.
Why
Why it might have happened
- A line break, tab, or pasted whitespace may be inside the URL.
- The link may have been copied from rich text with hidden characters.
Next steps
What you can try
- Copy the URL again as plain text.
- Paste only one complete https:// address into the form.
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