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LinkedIn URL Shortener & Cleaner

Paste a long, messy LinkedIn link and get back the short, clean version you can put on a resume, a signature, or a business card. Free, instant, nothing leaves your browser.

Profile, company page, or post link. Everything runs in your browser, no data is sent anywhere.

Want a custom LinkedIn URL?

Cleaning your link removes the tracking junk, but the random digits in /in/jane-smith-8a4b12079 come from LinkedIn itself. The only way to lose those is to claim a custom URL. Type your name below to get a valid slug suggestion, then follow the steps underneath to set it.

Accents, punctuation, and spaces get converted automatically.

LinkedIn can't tell you a name is free until you try to save it. If your first choice is taken, add a middle initial, your role, or your city rather than a random number.

How to change your LinkedIn URL

The whole thing takes about 30 seconds, and the setting is hidden in a panel most people scroll straight past. Do it on desktop, the editor is not reliably available in the mobile app.

1

Open your own profile

On desktop, click your photo in the top nav, then View Profile. The custom URL editor lives on the profile page itself, not in Settings.

2

Click “Edit public profile & URL”

It sits in the panel on the top-right of your profile page. This opens the public profile settings screen.

3

Find “Edit your custom URL”

It's in the right-hand panel of that screen, showing your current linkedin.com/in/... address with a pencil icon next to it.

4

Type your new URL and save

Click the pencil, type the part that goes after linkedin.com/in/, then click Save. If the name is taken, LinkedIn tells you right away and you can try a variation.

5

Update it everywhere

Your old URL does not redirect, so refresh your resume, email signature, portfolio, and anywhere else the old link lives.

One caveat worth knowing before you start: LinkedIn allows 5 custom URL changes in any 6-month window, and the address you give up immediately becomes claimable by someone else. Pick a name you can live with for a few years.

Why a clean, custom LinkedIn URL matters

A LinkedIn link you copy from inside the app is rarely the link you want to share. It carries a random suffix from LinkedIn plus a string of tracking parameters, which turns a 30-character address into 200 characters of noise.

It fits on a resume and a business card

A default LinkedIn URL with a random 9-digit suffix looks like a database key. linkedin.com/in/cassy-aite reads like a name and survives being printed, typed by hand, or read out loud.

It stops link previews from breaking

Tracking parameters make links long enough to wrap in email clients, which splits them across lines and quietly breaks the click. A short URL stays clickable.

It's a small SEO win

Your LinkedIn profile often ranks on the first page for your own name. A custom URL that contains your name gives Google a cleaner, keyword-relevant address to index.

It leaks nothing

Parameters like trackingId and miniProfileUrn encode where the link came from and how you got there. Stripping them means you share a page, not a trail.

Frequently asked questions

Why is my LinkedIn URL so long?+
Two reasons. First, LinkedIn auto-generates your profile slug from your name plus a random string (like /in/jane-smith-8a4b12079) so that every one of its members gets a unique address. Second, every link you copy from inside LinkedIn carries tracking parameters such as trackingId, miniProfileUrn, originalSubdomain, and utm_ tags that tell LinkedIn where the click came from. None of those are needed for the link to work, so you can delete everything after the question mark.
How do I change my LinkedIn URL?+
On desktop, go to your profile, click "Edit public profile & URL" in the top-right panel, then click the pencil icon under "Edit your custom URL" in the right-hand panel. Type the name you want after linkedin.com/in/ and click Save. The editor is desktop only in most versions, so use a browser rather than the mobile app.
What are the rules for a LinkedIn custom URL?+
It must be 3 to 100 characters, and LinkedIn's guidance is letters and numbers with no spaces, symbols, or special characters. Hyphens are accepted and are what LinkedIn itself uses in auto-generated URLs, which is why the slug helper on this page produces hyphenated suggestions. Custom URLs are not case sensitive.
How many times can I change my LinkedIn URL?+
LinkedIn lets you change your custom URL up to 5 times within 6 months. After that you have to wait before changing it again, so it's worth picking something you'll be happy with long term. If a name is already taken you can't claim it, even if that profile looks inactive.
Does my old LinkedIn URL still work after I change it?+
No. LinkedIn does not redirect the old address, and it becomes available for someone else to claim. Anyone who clicks an old link will hit an error page, so update your resume, email signature, and website links right after you make the change.
Is this a real URL shortener like bit.ly?+
No, and that's deliberate. This tool doesn't create a redirect on a new domain, it strips the junk off the LinkedIn URL you already have and returns its shortest working form. That means the link keeps the linkedin.com domain, which people trust and click, and it will never expire or break the way a third-party shortener can when the service shuts down.

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