diff --git a/api/src/misc/utils.js b/api/src/misc/utils.js
index 76d7a3eb..62bf6351 100644
--- a/api/src/misc/utils.js
+++ b/api/src/misc/utils.js
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
 import { request } from 'undici';
 const redirectStatuses = new Set([301, 302, 303, 307, 308]);
 
-export async function getRedirectingURL(url, dispatcher, userAgent) {
-    const location = await request(url, {
+export async function getRedirectingURL(url, dispatcher, headers) {
+    const params = {
         dispatcher,
         method: 'HEAD',
-        headers: { 'user-agent': userAgent }
-    }).then(r => {
+        headers,
+        redirect: 'manual'
+    };
+
+    let location = await request(url, params).then(r => {
         if (redirectStatuses.has(r.statusCode) && r.headers['location']) {
             return r.headers['location'];
         }
     }).catch(() => null);
 
+    location ??= await fetch(url, params).then(r => {
+        if (redirectStatuses.has(r.status) && r.headers.has('location')) {
+            return r.headers.get('location');
+        }
+    }).catch(() => null);
+
     return location;
 }
 
diff --git a/api/src/processing/service-config.js b/api/src/processing/service-config.js
index 00fa4ebf..87a71c38 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/service-config.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/service-config.js
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ export const services = {
             "r/u_:user/comments/:id/:title",
             "r/u_:user/comments/:id/comment/:commentId",
 
-            "r/:sub/s/:shareId"
+            "r/:sub/s/:shareId",
+
+            "video/:shortId",
         ],
         subdomains: "*",
     },
diff --git a/api/src/processing/service-patterns.js b/api/src/processing/service-patterns.js
index 8735f123..2412fd46 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/service-patterns.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/service-patterns.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const testers = {
         pattern.id?.length <= 16 && !pattern.sub && !pattern.user
         || (pattern.sub?.length <= 22 && pattern.id?.length <= 16)
         || (pattern.user?.length <= 22 && pattern.id?.length <= 16)
-        || (pattern.sub?.length <= 22 && pattern.shareId?.length <= 16),
+        || (pattern.sub?.length <= 22 && pattern.shareId?.length <= 16)
+        || (pattern.shortId?.length <= 16),
 
     "rutube": pattern =>
         (pattern.id?.length === 32 && pattern.key?.length <= 32) ||
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/instagram.js b/api/src/processing/services/instagram.js
index 9cc7dbdf..0fa25527 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/instagram.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/instagram.js
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ export default function instagram(obj) {
             // for some reason instagram decides to return HTML
             // instead of a redirect when requesting with a normal
             // browser user-agent
-            'curl/7.88.1'
+            {'User-Agent': 'curl/7.88.1'}
         ).then(match => instagram({
             ...obj, ...match,
             shareId: undefined
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/reddit.js b/api/src/processing/services/reddit.js
index 50c78d35..0f506eea 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/reddit.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/reddit.js
@@ -50,12 +50,24 @@ async function getAccessToken() {
 
 export default async function(obj) {
     let params = obj;
+    const accessToken = await getAccessToken();
+    const headers = {
+        'user-agent': genericUserAgent,
+        authorization: accessToken && `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
+        accept: 'application/json'
+    };
+
+    if (params.shortId) {
+        params = await resolveRedirectingURL(
+            `https://www.reddit.com/video/${params.shortId}`,
+            obj.dispatcher, headers
+        );
+    }
 
     if (!params.id && params.shareId) {
         params = await resolveRedirectingURL(
             `https://www.reddit.com/r/${params.sub}/s/${params.shareId}`,
-            obj.dispatcher,
-            genericUserAgent
+            obj.dispatcher, headers
         );
     }
 
@@ -63,17 +75,10 @@ export default async function(obj) {
 
     const url = new URL(`https://www.reddit.com/comments/${params.id}.json`);
 
-    const accessToken = await getAccessToken();
     if (accessToken) url.hostname = 'oauth.reddit.com';
 
     let data = await fetch(
-        url, {
-            headers: {
-                'User-Agent': genericUserAgent,
-                accept: 'application/json',
-                authorization: accessToken && `Bearer ${accessToken}`
-            }
-        }
+        url, { headers }
     ).then(r => r.json()).catch(() => {});
 
     if (!data || !Array.isArray(data)) {
diff --git a/api/src/processing/url.js b/api/src/processing/url.js
index 82299999..86c333f6 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/url.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/url.js
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ function aliasURL(url) {
                 url.pathname = `/share/${idPart.slice(-32)}`;
             }
             break;
+            
+        case "redd":
+            /* reddit short video links can be treated by changing https://v.redd.it/<id>
+            to https://reddit.com/video/<id>.*/
+            if (url.hostname === "v.redd.it" && parts.length === 2) {
+                url = new URL(`https://www.reddit.com/video/${parts[1]}`);
+            }
+            break;
     }
 
     return url;
@@ -231,11 +239,11 @@ export function extract(url) {
     return { host, patternMatch };
 }
 
-export async function resolveRedirectingURL(url, dispatcher, userAgent) {
+export async function resolveRedirectingURL(url, dispatcher, headers) {
     const originalService = getHostIfValid(normalizeURL(url));
     if (!originalService) return;
 
-    const canonicalURL = await getRedirectingURL(url, dispatcher, userAgent);
+    const canonicalURL = await getRedirectingURL(url, dispatcher, headers);
     if (!canonicalURL) return;
 
     const { host, patternMatch } = extract(normalizeURL(canonicalURL));
diff --git a/api/src/util/tests/instagram.json b/api/src/util/tests/instagram.json
index 1df87b9a..4adcf6f8 100644
--- a/api/src/util/tests/instagram.json
+++ b/api/src/util/tests/instagram.json
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
     {
         "name": "private instagram post",
         "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/C5_A1TQNPrYw4c2g9KAUTPUl8RVHqiAdAcOOSY0",
+        "canFail": true,
         "params": {},
         "expected": {
             "code": 400,
diff --git a/api/src/util/tests/reddit.json b/api/src/util/tests/reddit.json
index 3afc6126..1dd10ee5 100644
--- a/api/src/util/tests/reddit.json
+++ b/api/src/util/tests/reddit.json
@@ -56,5 +56,23 @@
             "code": 200,
             "status": "tunnel"
         }
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "shortened video link",
+        "url": "https://v.redd.it/ifg2emt5ck0e1",
+        "params": {},
+        "expected": {
+            "code": 200,
+            "status": "tunnel"
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "shortened video link (alternative)",
+        "url": "https://reddit.com/video/ifg2emt5ck0e1",
+        "params": {},
+        "expected": {
+            "code": 200,
+            "status": "tunnel"
+        }
     }
 ]
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