How to Shorten Google Forms Links in Google Sheets

Google Forms has no built-in link shortener. To shorten the link to a form, copy its share link and run it through any URL shortener. To shorten URLs that people submit through a form, link the form to a Google Sheet and use an add-on such as Shortly or an Apps Script to convert the response column. Disclosure: Synbus Solutions, the publisher of this blog, makes Shortly.

Searches like "how to create a TinyURL for Google Forms" usually mean one of two jobs. Either you want a short, shareable link to the form itself, or your form collects long URLs (portfolio links, documents, tracking links) and you want them shortened in the response sheet.

Open the form, click Send, choose the link tab and tick Shorten URL if Google offers it, or copy the link and paste it into a URL shortener. For one form this takes a minute and needs no add-on.

Responses to a Google Form can be sent to a spreadsheet, which makes them accessible to Sheets tools. Once your responses land in a sheet, an add-on can convert the URL column without leaving the spreadsheet.

If you prefer code, an Apps Script with an on-form-submit trigger can call a shortener API for each new response. You will need to store the API token in Script Properties, handle failed requests, and keep the script working when the API changes. For a few forms it is a reasonable project; see our guide to shortening URLs in bulk in Google Sheets for the trade-offs.

Not by itself. You need a script with a form-submit trigger, or an add-on with an automatic mode such as Shortly Pro.

Shortening your own form link with a public shortener is free. Shortly's free Starter plan covers 15 short URLs per month; Pro is $5.99 per year and Lifetime is a one-time $39.99.