Developer API

You can use the Shortelinks API to programmatically create shortened URLs for your websites, apps, or services.

The API is simple, fast, and does not require authentication.

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Base Endpoint

https://shortelinks.com/api.php

The API supports GET and POST requests.

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Create a Short URL (Basic)

Request

https://shortelinks.com/api.php?url=LONG_URL

Parameters

Example

https://shortelinks.com/api.php?url=https://www.google.com

Response

{
    "longurl": "https://www.google.com",
    "shorturl": "https://shorte.ink/aB3xYz",
    "stats": "https://shortelinks.com/stats.php?id=aB3xYz"
}

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Create a Short URL with Custom Alias

Request

https://shortelinks.com/api.php?url=LONG_URL&cust=CUSTOM_ALIAS

Parameters

Example

https://shortelinks.com/api.php?url=https://example.com&cust=my-link

Response

{
    "longurl": "https://example.com",
    "shorturl": "https://shorte.ink/my-link",
    "stats": "https://shortelinks.com/stats.php?id=my-link"
}

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Create a Password-Protected Short URL

Request

https://shortelinks.com/api.php?url=LONG_URL&pass=PASSWORD

Parameters

Example

https://shortelinks.com/api.php?url=https://example.com&pass=123abc

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Using POST Requests

You can also send requests using POST with a JSON body.

Example (JSON)

{
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "cust": "myalias",
    "pass": "123abc"
}

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Error Responses

If an error occurs, the API will return a JSON response with an error field.

Example

{
    "error": "Custom alias already exists."
}

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Reserved Aliases

The following aliases are reserved and cannot be used:

admin
contact
tos
about
api-about
404

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Notes

• Shortened URLs are generated using https://shorte.ink/

• Statistics are available at shortelinks.com

• The API does not require authentication

• Rate limits may apply in the future

• All responses are returned in JSON format

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Support

If you experience any issues or have questions about the API, please contact us through the Contact page on Shortelinks.