Documentation
Find help with domains, short links, QR codes, analytics and the API. Choose a topic below, or search the full guides for the task you want to complete.
Getting started
Domains
- Adding a custom domain
- Connecting a domain you already own
- Letting ShortFreeURL write your DNS records
- Redirect settings for a domain
- Slug rules, reserved slugs and duplicates
- Robots policy and what search engines see
- Cleaning up, transferring and deleting a domain
- Connect your domain with free automatic SSL
- Connect a Namecheap domain and subdomain
- Buy a domain — registrar setup, payment and verification
Links
- The link editor, tab by tab
- The link editor and its tabs
- Folders, tags and folder defaults
- Finding links and changing many at once
- Sending visitors to different destinations by location
- A/B testing and link rotation
- Expiring links, click limits and TTL
- Control forwarded URL parameters and anchors
- Write and publish Posts in Markdown
Analytics
QR codes
API
Billing
Troubleshooting
Integrations
- API keys, scopes and where to use each kind
- Receiving clicks as webhooks
- Forwarding clicks to ad platforms server-side
- Slack, Zapier and Make
- Using ShortFreeURL from an AI assistant over MCP
- The WordPress plugin, browser extension and links as code
- Advertising, email drafts and no-code connections
- Set up Amazon AWS email, DNS and short-link hosting
- Connect TikTok Ads
- Manage integrations and help customers from admin
- Connect Snapchat Ads
- Connect X / Twitter Ads
- Connect LinkedIn Ads
- Connect Pinterest Ads
- Connect Reddit Ads
- Connect Google Ads
- Connect Mailchimp
- Connect Brevo
- Connect MailerLite
- Connect SendGrid Marketing
- Connect Pipedream
- Connect Activepieces
- Connect Zoho Flow
- Connect Albato
- Connect Tray.io
- Connect Latenode
- Connect Microsoft Power Automate
- Connect Trello
- Connect ClickUp
- Connect monday.com
- Connect Todoist
- Connect Basecamp
- Connect Wrike
- Connect Smartsheet
- Connect Coda
- Connect Google Drive
- Connect Google Calendar
- Connect Gmail
- Connect Microsoft Outlook
- Connect Microsoft OneDrive
- Connect Microsoft Excel
- Connect Salesforce
- Connect Zoho CRM
- Connect Pipedrive
- Connect Freshdesk
- Connect Zendesk
- Connect Intercom
- Connect Help Scout
- Connect Crisp
- Connect Klaviyo
- Connect ActiveCampaign
- Connect Kit
- Connect Constant Contact
- Connect Campaign Monitor
- Connect GetResponse
- Connect AWeber
- Connect Omnisend
- Connect Drip
- Connect SendPulse
- Connect Mailjet
- Connect Mailgun
- Connect Webflow
- Connect Wix
- Connect Squarespace
- Connect WooCommerce
- Connect BigCommerce
- Connect Ecwid
- Connect PrestaShop
- Connect Adobe Commerce
- Connect Gumroad
- Connect Eventbrite
- Connect Calendly
- Connect Typeform
- Connect Jotform
- Connect Google Chat
- Connect Mattermost
- Ads tracking, email marketing and AI help — choose and verify your plan
- Connect Rocket.Chat
- Connect Google Tag Manager
- Connect Flock
- Create links from GitLab CI
- Connect Lark
- Connect Zulip
- Connect Gotify
- Connect ntfy
- Connect multiple accounts to the same provider
- Trello Direct Import — step-by-step setup
- ClickUp Direct Import — step-by-step setup
- Todoist Direct Import — step-by-step setup
- Typeform Direct Import — step-by-step setup
- Coda Direct Import — step-by-step setup
- Smartsheet Direct Import — step-by-step setup
- Wrike Direct Import — step-by-step setup
- Jotform Direct Import — step-by-step setup
- Calendly Direct Import — step-by-step setup
API reference
Security
Pages
- Build a bakery page
- Review a bakery page
- Build a coffee shop page
- Review a coffee shop page
- Build a restaurant page
- Review a restaurant page
- Build a food truck page
- Review a food truck page
- Build a farm shop page
- Review a farm shop page
- Build a caterer page
- Review a caterer page
- Build a fitness coach page
- Review a fitness coach page
- Build a yoga studio page
- Review a yoga studio page
- Build a physiotherapy practice page
- Review a physiotherapy practice page
- Build a dental clinic page
- Review a dental clinic page
- Build a salon page
- Review a salon page
- Build a barber page
- Review a barber page
- Build a pet groomer page
- Review a pet groomer page
- Build a veterinary practice page
- Review a veterinary practice page
- Build a dog walker page
- Review a dog walker page
- Build a photographer page
- Review a photographer page
- Build a wedding planner page
- Review a wedding planner page
- Build a illustrator page
- Review a illustrator page
- Build a musician page
- Review a musician page
- Build a podcast host page
- Review a podcast host page
- Build a writer page
- Review a writer page
- Build a newsletter publisher page
- Review a newsletter publisher page
- Build a course instructor page
- Review a course instructor page
- Build a language tutor page
- Review a language tutor page
- Build a music teacher page
- Review a music teacher page
- Build a school club page
- Review a school club page
- Build a university society page
- Review a university society page
- Build a library page
- Review a library page
- Build a museum page
- Review a museum page
- Build a gallery page
- Review a gallery page
- Build a theatre page
- Review a theatre page
- Build a festival page
- Review a festival page
- Build a conference page
- Review a conference page
- Build a workshop organiser page
- Review a workshop organiser page
- Build a community meetup page
- Review a community meetup page
- Build a sports club page
- Review a sports club page
- Build a charity page
- Review a charity page
- Build a animal rescue page
- Review a animal rescue page
- Build a community garden page
- Review a community garden page
- Build a religious community page
- Review a religious community page
- Build a local campaign page
- Review a local campaign page
- Build a estate agent page
- Review a estate agent page
- Build a holiday rental page
- Review a holiday rental page
- Build a tour guide page
- Review a tour guide page
- Build a travel adviser page
- Review a travel adviser page
- Build a hotel page
- Review a hotel page
- Build a repair shop page
- Review a repair shop page
- Build a plumber page
- Review a plumber page
- Build a electrician page
- Review a electrician page
- Build a landscaper page
- Review a landscaper page
- Build a cleaning company page
- Review a cleaning company page
- Build a software consultant page
- Review a software consultant page
- Build an accountant page
- Review an accountant page
- Build a career coach page
- Review a career coach page
- Build an online shop page
- Review an online shop page
Developer workflows
- Listing folders in a domain
- Creating a domain folder
- Getting folder details
- Reading Open Graph properties
- Finding a link by its path
- Finding every link for a destination
- Adding a domain
- Click totals for domain links
- Deleting a domain
- Reading raw domain clicks
- Updating a domain
- Domain statistics by interval
- Getting a list of domains
- Top values by column and interval
- Creating your first short link
- Top values for a link
- High volume link creation
- Link statistics by interval
- Creating links from JavaScript
- Clearing domain statistics
- Creating links from a browser
- Updating a link slug
- Archiving a link
- Unarchiving a link
- Deleting a link
- Connecting a Namecheap DNS account
- Getting a list of links
- Getting link information
- Finding a link by original URL
- Creating an API key
- Using TTL
- Listing country rules
- Setting country rules
- Removing country rules
- Setting region rules
- Listing region rules
- Removing region rules
- Creating a mobile-targeted link
- Updating mobile targeting
- Adding link expiration
- Creating an expiring link
- Importing CSV data
- Updating link tags
- Password protection
- Generating a QR code
- Link statistics
- Domain statistics
- Sorting links
- Requesting clickstream
- Requesting top links
- Getting clicks by link ID
- Recording a conversion
Frequently asked questions
Where do I start?
Connect a domain, create your first link, then open Statistics after the first few clicks. Each of those has its own step-by-step article here.
Is there help for the API?
Yes. The developer portal has a quickstart, guides for common jobs and a reference for every endpoint with runnable examples.
How do I get help from a person?
Open a ticket from the dashboard or the contact page. Automatic checks run on the ticket first and a person answers whatever they cannot.