Short.io

Building Link Automation with the Short.io API

Priya Sharma
Building Link Automation with the Short.io API

Building Link Automation with the Short.io API

Manual link creation does not scale. Product teams, growth marketers, and developers use the Short.io API to generate links programmatically.

Common use cases

  • Product integrations — Generate unique links per user or transaction
  • CI/CD pipelines — Create preview links for every pull request
  • Marketing automation — Bulk-create campaign links from a spreadsheet
  • Support workflows — Shorten long knowledge-base URLs in chat responses

Authentication

Create an API key in Settings → API. Include it in the Authorization header:

Authorization: sk_YOUR_API_KEY
curl -X POST https://api.short.io/links \
  -H "Authorization: sk_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "links.yourbrand.com",
    "originalURL": "https://example.com/landing",
    "path": "spring-campaign"
  }'

Best practices

  • Store API keys securely — never commit them to source control
  • Use webhooks to react to click events in real time
  • Rate-limit your integration to stay within plan limits

Full reference: developers.short.io