bit.ly

Analyzed 4 months ago
Highly Trusted Very High Traffic
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Score

Domain Age

18 Years

Tranco Rank

#102

Operator

Bitly, Inc.

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AI Analyst Classification

Bitly is a leading link management platform providing URL shortening, branding, and analytics tools. It enables businesses and individuals to shorten links, track click metrics, and manage link-in-bio pages.

URL Shorteners url shortenerlink managementmarketing analyticsqr codes
Specialization
Link Management Platform
Hosting Provider
Google LLC
Registered
May 17, 2008

Security Considerations

While bit.ly is an established platform, the following functional capabilities require extra vigilance.

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Technical Analysis

Recent Threat Analysis

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GET /api/v1/classify?domain=bit.ly
{
  "domain": "bit.ly",
  "confidence": "high",
  "category": {
    "purpose": "url_shortener",
    "specialization": "Link Management Platform"
  },
  "identity": {
    "headline": "Global URL shortening and link management platform",
    "summary": "Bitly is a leading link management platform providing URL shortening, branding, and analytics tools. It enables businesses and individuals to shorten links, track click metrics, and manage link-in-bio pages.",
    "operator": "Bitly, Inc.",
    "parent_entity": null,
    "topics": [
      "url shortener",
      "link management",
      "marketing analytics",
      "qr codes",
      "link in bio"
    ]
  },
  "functions": {
    "is_ugc_platform": false,
    "is_file_host": false,
    "is_url_shortener": true,
    "is_public_idp": false,
    "is_crypto_platform": false,
    "allows_user_subdomains": false,
    "is_form_builder": false,
    "is_document_host": false
  },
  "facts": {
    "registered_date": "2008-05-17T00:00:00Z",
    "rank": 102,
    "hosting_provider": "Google LLC"
  }
}
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