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toui.io now has a Telegram bot — shorten any URL from chat

No browser, no signup. Open @toui_io_bot in Telegram, paste any URL, get a short link back. Link your toui.io account to make URLs permanent and see click stats.

May 17, 2026

Your short links are permanent now — plus 5× the Free quota

Three changes we shipped at toui.io this month: registered users' links never expire, the Free plan grew 5× with open API access, and you can claim anonymous links after signing up.

April 22, 2026

Automate Your Links: A Developer's Guide to the toui.io API

Your marketing team just dropped 50 product URLs for this weekend's flash sale. Here's how to build a promotion engine with the toui.io API in under 100 lines of JavaScript.

April 10, 2026

6 Superpowers of Short URLs You're Probably Not Using

Short URLs do way more than save characters. Click tracking, QR codes, branded links, team collaboration, API automation — here are the 6 superpowers most people miss.

April 2, 2026

You Don't Need Bitly: Why Most Teams Overpay for URL Shortening

Bitly charges $35/mo for features most teams never use. Here's an honest comparison of what URL shorteners actually cost — and what you actually need.

March 31, 2026