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Do not shorten a turl.ca link

Error code invalid_url:self_target
Shortening a link

Do not shorten a turl.ca link

invalid_url:self_target

A turl.ca short link cannot point back at turl.ca or its preview host.

HTTP 400·Shortening a link

What it means

What happened

A turl.ca short link cannot point back at turl.ca or its preview host.

Why

Why it might have happened

  • That would create a loop or hide one short link behind another.
  • Visitors should see the original destination, not a chain of short links.
Next steps

What you can try

  1. Paste the original destination URL instead.
  2. If you already have a turl.ca link, share that link directly.
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If the error keeps happening, contact support and include invalid_url:self_target plus what you were trying to do on turl.ca.

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