Create Your First Short Link
- Open Short LinksLaunch the app from your installed account and select Create link.
- Add the destinationEnter the complete address, including
https://orhttp://. - Choose your settingsName the link, select a domain and campaign, and add optional UTM tracking.
- Create and testSave the link, copy its full short URL and open it in a private browser window before using it in a campaign.
Keep links organised
Link status
Active links redirect immediately. A disabled link remains in your account but will not redirect until it is activated.
Campaigns
Group related links into campaigns so reporting is easier to filter and understand.
Custom slugs
The app domain generates slugs automatically. Custom slugs are available when you select a verified custom domain.
UTM tracking
Add source, medium, campaign, term and content values when you need destination analytics to identify traffic consistently.
Use your own branded short domain
- Add the domainOpen Settings, add the domain you want to use and copy the DNS details shown.
- Update DNSCreate the requested record with your domain provider. DNS changes can take time to become visible.
- Verify itReturn to Short Links and run the verification check. The domain must show as verified before it can be used.
- Allow secure setupOnce DNS is verified, HTTPS certificate setup and renewal are handled automatically.
Create or reuse links in a workflow
Create a short link
Create a new tracked URL from workflow values and pass the returned short URL into later actions.
Use an existing short link
Select a campaign, choose an existing link and make its short URL available to the workflow.
Workflow actions are available on eligible plans. If an action displays an upgrade message, compare the current options on the plans page.
Understand link activity
Reporting can include clicks over time, campaigns, sources, devices, browsers, countries and referring pages. Country results are approximate and may be affected by VPNs, proxies, mobile networks and network routing. Country information is obtained from trusted hosting metadata where available, or otherwise through a local lookup using IPinfo data. Visitor IP addresses are not sent to IPinfo for this lookup. Availability and detailed-data retention depend on the active plan. Preview, prefetch and HEAD requests are excluded where they can be identified, although automated traffic cannot always be detected perfectly.
IP address data powered by IPinfo.
Quick checks
A destination is rejected
Confirm it begins with https:// or http:// and is a complete, valid web address.
A custom domain is unavailable
Confirm the selected domain is verified. DNS changes may need time to propagate before verification succeeds.
A link does not redirect
Check that the link is active, the destination still works and the account has not reached a plan limit.
Analytics do not appear immediately
Refresh after a short delay and make sure the test was a normal browser visit rather than a preview or prefetch request.