goo.gl

Analyzed 3 months ago
Highly Trusted Very High Traffic
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Score

Domain Age

20 Years

Tranco Rank

#53

Operator

Google LLC

Threat History

Clean Scan

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AI Analyst Classification

goo.gl is a URL shortening service operated by Google that converts long URLs into short aliases. While the service stopped accepting new links in 2018 and deactivated unused links in August 2025, it continues to resolve actively used legacy links.

URL Shorteners url shortenerlink managementredirect servicegoogle
Parent Company
Alphabet Inc.
Specialization
Legacy URL Shortener
Hosting Provider
GOOGLE - Google LLC
Registered
Jun 22, 2005

Security Considerations

While goo.gl is an established platform, the following functional capabilities require extra vigilance.

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Technical Analysis

Recent Threat Analysis

URLert analyzed recent scan activity for goo.gl and found 63 results.

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GET /api/v1/classify?domain=goo.gl
{
  "domain": "goo.gl",
  "confidence": "high",
  "category": {
    "purpose": "url_shortener",
    "specialization": "Legacy URL Shortener"
  },
  "identity": {
    "headline": "Google's legacy URL shortening service",
    "summary": "goo.gl is a URL shortening service operated by Google that converts long URLs into short aliases. While the service stopped accepting new links in 2018 and deactivated unused links in August 2025, it continues to resolve actively used legacy links.",
    "operator": "Google LLC",
    "parent_entity": "Alphabet Inc.",
    "topics": [
      "url shortener",
      "link management",
      "redirect service",
      "google"
    ]
  },
  "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": "2005-06-22T00:00:00Z",
    "rank": 53,
    "hosting_provider": "GOOGLE - Google LLC"
  }
}
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