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Link Expander
x402
Link Expander is a paid API for AI agents from bess-x402.onrender.com, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).
Expands short or tracking URLs hop-by-hop, returning every redirect in the chain, the final destination URL, and a cleaned URL with tracking parameters stripped — without fetching the final page.
Price / call$0.002
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Expand a short or tracking link (bit.ly, t.co, lnkd.in...) hop by hop without opening the final page: every redirect, final URL and host, and a clean URL with tracking parameters removed. Use to check links safely.
Output
Returns an ordered list of every redirect hop (URL and HTTP status code), the final destination URL and its hostname, and a cleaned version of the final URL with tracking query parameters (UTM codes, etc.) removed. The final page content is never fetched.
Example use cases
Safe link check before clicking
“I got this link in an email and I'm not sure if it's safe — can you trace where https://t.co/Xk9mQ2pLz7 actually redirects to, step by step, without opening the final page?”
Clean tracking params from shared URL
“Someone sent me this Amazon link with a ton of tracking junk in it: https://amzn.to/3AbCdEf — can you expand it and give me a clean version with all the tracking parameters stripped out?”
Verify influencer affiliate link destination
“Before I publish this newsletter, I need to confirm where this lnkd.in link actually goes and whether it's going to the right landing page — can you resolve https://lnkd.in/gXyZ1234 and show me the full redirect chain?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://bess-x402.onrender.com/v1/web/expand-url?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need to safely inspect a shortened or obfuscated URL without triggering the final page load — ideal for security checks, privacy-preserving link inspection, or cleaning affiliate/tracking URLs. Prefer it over general web scrapers when you only care about the redirect chain and clean destination, not page content.
Side effects
- URL is malformed or missing — returns validation error
- Link has expired or been deleted — redirect chain ends with 404 or similar
- Too many hops / infinite redirect loop — may time out or return partial chain
- Destination server is unreachable — returns connection error
- URL uses a non-HTTP scheme not supported by the service
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
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| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
Tags
x402
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