diff --git a/data.c b/data.c
index b3788e2..c119360 100644
--- a/data.c
+++ b/data.c
@@ -3650,3 +3650,19 @@ t_announcement *announcement(const double after)
 
     return NULL;
 }
+
+
+xs_str *make_url(const char *href, const char *proxy)
+/* makes an URL, possibly including proxying */
+{
+    xs_str *url = NULL;
+
+    if (proxy && !xs_startswith(href, srv_baseurl)) {
+        xs *p = xs_str_cat(xs_dup(proxy), "/proxy/");
+        url = xs_replace(href, "https:/" "/", p);
+    }
+    else
+        url = xs_dup(href);
+
+    return url;
+}
diff --git a/html.c b/html.c
index 12efea5..cb6c380 100644
--- a/html.c
+++ b/html.c
@@ -42,22 +42,6 @@ int login(snac *snac, const xs_dict *headers)
 }
 
 
-xs_str *make_url(const char *href, const char *proxy)
-/* makes an URL, possibly including proxying */
-{
-    xs_str *url = NULL;
-
-    if (proxy && !xs_startswith(href, srv_baseurl)) {
-        xs *p = xs_str_cat(xs_dup(proxy), "/proxy/");
-        url = xs_replace(href, "https:/" "/", p);
-    }
-    else
-        url = xs_dup(href);
-
-    return url;
-}
-
-
 xs_str *replace_shortnames(xs_str *s, const xs_list *tag, int ems, const char *proxy)
 /* replaces all the :shortnames: with the emojis in tag */
 {
diff --git a/snac.h b/snac.h
index 3c3b044..aa53838 100644
--- a/snac.h
+++ b/snac.h
@@ -409,3 +409,5 @@ typedef struct {
     char   *text;
 } t_announcement;
 t_announcement *announcement(double after);
+
+xs_str *make_url(const char *href, const char *proxy);