Bulk URL Shortener
Upload a CSV and shorten thousands of URLs in a single pass instead of pasting them one by one. Every link in the batch is trackable, taggable, and editable from the moment it is created.
- Thousands of URLs per upload
- Custom slugs per row
- Batch tagging and UTM presets
- Full analytics on every link
Bulk import
CSV to short linksCSV upload
One URL per row
Batch process
Thousands at once
Tag and UTM
Applied to the batch
Tracked
From the first click
When shortening links one at a time stops working
Shortening a link by hand is fine for one link. It falls apart at fifty. A product catalog with a link per item, a sales team that needs a tracked link per prospect, a print run with a unique code on every page: these are batch jobs, and doing them one at a time burns hours and invites copy-paste mistakes.
The QRLinkify bulk URL shortener turns that batch into a single upload. You prepare a CSV with your destination URLs, add it to the bulk tool, and QRLinkify generates a short link for every row at once. A job that would have taken an afternoon finishes in the time it takes to upload a file.
The links are not second-class either. A bulk-shortened link is identical to one you create by hand. It tracks clicks, it can be edited, it can carry a custom slug, and it shows up in the same dashboard as everything else.
How the bulk URL shortener works in 3 steps
From a spreadsheet to thousands of tracked links in one pass.
Prepare your CSV
Put your destination URLs in one column. Optionally add columns for a custom slug, a tag, and UTM values so each link is configured the way you want from the start.
Upload the file
Add the CSV to the QRLinkify bulk shortener. The tool validates each row, flags any URL it cannot read, and shows you a preview before anything is created.
Generate and review
Confirm the batch and QRLinkify creates every short link at once. The finished links appear in your dashboard, ready to export, share, or convert into QR codes.
A simple CSV format
You do not need a complicated template. At a minimum the CSV needs one column of destination URLs, and that alone will produce a working short link for every row.
To do more in the same pass, add optional columns. A slug column lets you set a custom short name per link. A tag column groups the batch so you can filter and report on it later. UTM columns let you bake campaign tracking into every link. QRLinkify reads whatever columns you include and ignores the rest, so you can keep the file as plain or as detailed as the job needs.
Tag and UTM your whole batch at once
The real time saver in bulk shortening is not just the links, it is the metadata. Adding a tag or a UTM string to one link is trivial. Adding it to a thousand links one at a time is the actual pain, and that is what bulk upload removes.
Set a tag in the CSV and every link in the batch is grouped under it, so later you can pull up the whole campaign with one filter and see its combined performance. Set UTM values and every link carries proper campaign attribution into your analytics, so the traffic shows up correctly in QRLinkify reports and in any analytics tool the destination feeds. A few ways teams use this:
- Tag a quarterly catalog upload by quarter so each season links stay grouped.
- Apply one UTM campaign name across an entire email blast's worth of links.
- Group all of one client links under a client tag in an agency account.
- Separate print links from digital links with a channel tag.
Tracked from the first click
Bulk-created links are not just bulk-created and forgotten. Every link in the batch starts logging clicks the moment it goes live. Open the dashboard and you can see the batch total clicks, then drill into any single link for its location, device, browser, and referrer breakdown.
Because you can tag the batch on upload, you can also report on the whole set as a unit. Export the tagged group to CSV and you have a complete performance picture of the campaign, the catalog, or the print run, without stitching together a thousand individual links by hand.
Who needs a bulk URL shortener
Whenever one link becomes hundreds, the bulk tool is the answer.
E-commerce teams
Shorten a link per product so catalogs, feeds, and marketplace listings all carry clean, trackable URLs. One CSV export from the store becomes one upload here.
Print and direct mail producers
Generate a unique short link or QR code for every piece in a run, then track response rates per region or per design.
Affiliate and partner managers
Distribute large sets of tracked links to partners, tagged by partner so each one referrals are easy to total.
Data and operations teams
Migrate or refresh large link inventories, swapping destinations across hundreds of links by re-uploading an updated CSV.
Frequently asked questions
Everything about bulk URL shortening and CSV imports.
How does the bulk URL shortener work?
You upload a CSV containing your destination URLs, QRLinkify validates the rows and shows a preview, and then it generates a short link for every row in one pass. The finished links appear in your dashboard with tracking already active.
What CSV format do I need?
At minimum, one column of destination URLs. You can add optional columns for a custom slug, a tag, and UTM parameters. QRLinkify reads the columns it recognizes and ignores anything else.
How many links can I shorten at once?
The bulk shortener is built for large batches, up to thousands of URLs per upload. The practical limit depends on your plan's monthly link allowance, with unlimited links available on Pro and Business.
Can I add tags and UTM parameters in bulk?
Yes. Include a tag column and a UTM column in your CSV, and every link in the batch is created with that metadata applied. This is the fastest way to keep a large campaign organized.
Are bulk-created links trackable?
Every link in a bulk upload tracks clicks in real time, just like a manually created link. You can view performance per link or per tagged group and export the results to CSV.
Can I edit links after a bulk upload?
Yes. Each bulk-created link is fully editable. You can change a destination, slug, or expiry individually, or re-upload an updated CSV to refresh many links at once.
Is the bulk URL shortener free?
Bulk uploading is available on the free plan within the 50-link monthly allowance. For large recurring batches, Pro and Business plans remove the monthly limit.