toui.io now has a Telegram bot — shorten any URL from chat
Published on May 17, 2026
You’re in a Telegram chat. Someone asks for the link to that thing. The URL you want to share looks like alphabet soup — query strings, tracking params, UTM tags. To clean it up: open browser, switch to toui.io, paste, copy the short URL, switch back to Telegram, paste again. Six steps. Skip any one and you’ve lost the thread.
Starting this week, those six steps drop to two: add the bot, paste the URL.
How to use it
Search for @toui_io_bot in Telegram, tap open the bot, or scan the QR below:
Then it’s two things:
- Paste any long URL into the chat
- The bot replies with a toui.io short link
No signup. No login. No API key. First link works.
Linking your account: permanent URLs + stats
Without an account, the bot still works — capped at 50 URLs per month to prevent abuse. Normal use never hits this.
If you already have a toui.io account (or want a free one), type /link in the chat. The bot sends a one-tap binding link; confirm with a magic-link email, and a few things change:
- URLs become permanent — every short link the bot creates is bound to your personal team, no 30-day expiry
- Monthly cap goes away — you get the regular Free quota (5,000 redirects/month), well above any realistic messaging-bot use
- Click stats unlocked — every URL the bot made shows up in the toui.io dashboard with daily click charts and source breakdown
- Full editing — change target, add OG preview, generate QR codes; bot-created URLs work exactly like web-created ones
After linking, /list shows your 5 most recent URLs and /unlink disconnects anytime.
The bot only works in 1:1 chats — it doesn’t operate in groups.
Why we built it
Many people don’t start their day in a browser. They start in chat, in notifications, in messages. URL shorteners built as “website + API” assume users are happy to switch to a browser, but in everyday situations that’s not always convenient.
Building the bot into messaging puts toui.io closer to where your workflow actually starts, instead of being another website you have to remember to switch to.
The bot is free, and we don’t plan to charge for it — the bot is toui.io’s convenience layer, not a separate product, and we won’t carve commands into a paid tier.
Try it:
If you don’t have a toui.io account yet, sign up free — once linked, every URL the bot creates is permanent and shows up in your stats.
Bot handle: @toui_io_bot. Bug reports or feature requests welcome at hello@toui.io.