Why is Teams shortening my URL in the messages?

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Why is Teams shortening my URL in the messages?

Andres Martinez 10

At work we have to send URL with parameters via Teams, but MS Teams keeps shortening the URLs, making it more difficult for no reason.

And there is no toggle to select the default of long or short links.

I don't mean shortening like Bitly and similar services do, but after some point, Teams replaces the rest of the URL with ellipses. I know that right-clicking them and selecting "copy link" to then pasting them elsewhere (notepad or Word) works, or breaking the URL so that Teams doesn't recognize it as a hyperlink, but why should I need to do all that when it is the software inconveniencing the users?

Andres Martinez 10 Reputation points

2026-03-06T17:00:45.9166667+00:00

The audacity of the AI response telling me to then send my URLs as an attachment by first pasting them in a text file. The effort put by Microsoft into making this process more inconvenient should not be to ask the user to have to do extra work to do what Teams was perfectly capable of doing before the updates. And at least it is not as bad as how it was around 10 months ago when links were converted into webpage titles by default...
Ryan-N 12,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-07T19:54:59.96+00:00

Hi @Andres Martinez,

I hope everything is going well on your end.

I’m following up on the support thread we've been working through together. I wanted to check in and see if the information I shared in my previous answer helped resolve the issue you were experiencing.

If you're still experiencing any issues or have further questions, please feel free to reach out at any time. I’m always happy to help if you need anything else.

I want to ensure everything is functioning smoothly and that your experience remains seamless.

Thank you again for your collaboration throughout the troubleshooting process. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Warm regards,

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Andres Martinez 10 Reputation points

2026-03-06T17:00:45.9166667+00:00

The audacity of the AI response telling me to then send my URLs as an attachment by first pasting them in a text file. The effort put by Microsoft into making this process more inconvenient should not be to ask the user to have to do extra work to do what Teams was perfectly capable of doing before the updates. And at least it is not as bad as how it was around 10 months ago when links were converted into webpage titles by default...
Ryan-N 12,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-07T19:54:59.96+00:00

Hi @Andres Martinez,

I hope everything is going well on your end.

I’m following up on the support thread we've been working through together. I wanted to check in and see if the information I shared in my previous answer helped resolve the issue you were experiencing.

If you're still experiencing any issues or have further questions, please feel free to reach out at any time. I’m always happy to help if you need anything else.

I want to ensure everything is functioning smoothly and that your experience remains seamless.

Thank you again for your collaboration throughout the troubleshooting process. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Warm regards,

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Hi @Andres Martinez,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A forum.

I would like to provide you with the following information:

To send a URL with the full link, please press the following key combination: Ctrl + Shift + V

You can refer to the image below for illustration.

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