Free for your first 10 links — no account needed

Short links that tell you who actually clicked

Paste any URL, get a short link in under a second. Every click comes back with the country, the device and the referrer behind it — so you stop guessing which channel worked.

10 of 10 free links left

No credit card No signup to try Links never expire

links.publifying.com/dashboard

Clicks

18,402

+12.4%

Unique

11,930

+8.1%

Links

248

Top country

Spain

32%

Clicks over time

30d

Top countries

Spain 32%
United Arab Emirates 26%
Pakistan 21%
Germany 14%

Links shared across

Newsletters Instagram bio Print & QR LinkedIn Podcasts SMS campaigns Affiliate links Docs & PDFs

Everything after the click

Shortening is the easy part

What matters is what you learn once the link is out in the world. Here is what you get the moment someone clicks.

Analytics that answer questions

Not just a click count. Clicks over time, top countries and cities, the device and browser split, and which referrers are actually sending traffic.

Countries tracked

Referrers tracked

Devices tracked

Redirects in ~40ms

Every link resolves from cache. A redirect is one lookup and a 302 — no database query, no session, no page render.

CSV in, CSV out

Upload a spreadsheet of URLs and download the same file back with a short link beside every row. Built for campaign launches, not for ten links at a time.

original_urlshort_url

example.com/spring-sale /k7Rm2xQ

example.com/lookbook /p3Wd9zL

A REST API you can actually read

Scoped keys, per-plan rate limits, and copy-paste examples in seven languages. Idempotent by default — shortening the same URL twice returns the same link.

POST /api/v1/links
Authorization: Bearer plk_live_…

{ "url": "https://example.com/page" }

Private by construction

We never store a raw IP address. Visitors are identified by a one-way hash, and Do Not Track is honoured.

Custom aliases

Swap a random code for something readable. /spring-sale reads better in a newsletter than /k7Rm2xQ.

Expiry and click caps

Retire a link on a date, or after N clicks. Pause any link instantly without deleting its history.

Analytics

Know which channel earned the click

The same link in a newsletter, a tweet and a printed flyer performs completely differently. We show you which is which, down to the city.

Geography down to the city

Country, region and city for every click, with the raw IP discarded before it is ever written.
Device, browser and platform

Find out that 78% of your newsletter traffic is on mobile before you redesign the landing page.
Real referrer data

Which sites are actually sending traffic — not just "direct" for everything.
Bots kept out of the numbers

Crawler hits are recorded and labelled, then excluded from your headline counts.

See it on your own links

Top referrers

Last 30 days

newsletter 4,820
linkedin.com 3,110
google.com 2,240
x.com 1,180
Direct 890

Devices

Mobile 68%
Desktop 26%
Tablet 6%

Recent clicks

Madrid, Spain

iPhone · Safari

2m ago
Dubai, UAE

Windows · Chrome

6m ago
Lahore, Pakistan

Android · Chrome

11m ago
Berlin, Germany

macOS · Firefox

14m ago

How it works

Three steps, about ten seconds

1

Paste your URL

Drop any address into the box. No account, no credit card, nothing to install.
2

Share the short link

Email, social, a QR code, a print ad. It resolves anywhere, instantly.
3

Watch the clicks arrive

Open your dashboard to see how many people clicked, from where, and on what.

Developers

Build links into your product

Everything the dashboard does, your code can do. JSON in, JSON out, bearer auth, and rate limits that scale with your plan.

7 languages: Copy-paste examples
3 scopes: Read-only keys are really read-only
1,200/min: Top-plan rate limit
200 vs 201: Idempotent by default

Read the API reference

cURL JavaScript Laravel Python

curl -X POST https://links.publifying.com/api/v1/links \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer plk_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "url": "https://example.com/spring-sale" }'

const res = await fetch("https://links.publifying.com/api/v1/links", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.PUBLIFYING_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ url, title: "Spring sale" }),
});

const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data.short_url); // https://links.publifying.com/k7Rm2xQ

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;

$link = Http::withToken(config('services.publifying.key'))
    ->acceptJson()
    ->post('https://links.publifying.com/api/v1/links', [
        'url'   => 'https://example.com/spring-sale',
        'title' => 'Spring sale',
    ])
    ->throw()
    ->json('data');

return $link['short_url'];

import os, requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://links.publifying.com/api/v1/links",
    json={"url": "https://example.com/spring-sale"},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['PUBLIFYING_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

print(response.json()["data"]["short_url"])

Pricing

Start free, upgrade when it pays for itself

Every plan includes unlimited redirects and real-time click tracking. You pay for volume and for the tooling around it.

Free

Try the service. 10 short links, basic click counts.

$0 /month

Start free

10 short links
Total click count
Links never expire
No API access

Starter

For a single site or a small campaign.

$5 /month

Choose Starter

500 short links
Full click analytics
CSV bulk upload (1,000 rows)
1 API key — 60 req/min
Custom aliases

Growth

For teams running links across several channels.

$10 /month

Choose Growth

5,000 short links
Geo, device & referrer breakdowns
CSV bulk upload (10,000 rows)
3 API keys — 300 req/min
1 year analytics retention

Scale

Unlimited links and the throughput to match.

$15 /month

Choose Scale

Unlimited short links
Everything in Growth
CSV bulk upload (100,000 rows)
10 API keys — 1,200 req/min
Priority queue processing

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Questions people actually ask

Do I need an account to try it?

No. You get 10 links straight from the box above, and they keep working forever. Create an account when you want to see who is clicking — anything you already shortened moves across with you.

What happens to my links if I stop paying?

They keep resolving. You drop back to the free plan's limits for creating new ones, and the detailed breakdowns are hidden until you resubscribe. We never break a link that is already out in the world.

Can I use my own domain?

Yes. The short domain is configured separately from the app, so links can be issued on any host you point at us.

Do you count bot traffic?

We record it and label it, then keep it out of your headline numbers. A dashboard inflated by Slack and Twitter unfurl bots is a dashboard nobody trusts.

How fast are the redirects?

A warm link resolves from cache in roughly 40ms plus network latency — one lookup and a 302, with no database query and no page render on the path.

Is there a limit on clicks?

No. Every plan has unlimited redirects. The plan limits how many links you can create, not how popular they get.

Ready to see who is clicking?

Create a free account in under a minute. The links you already made come with you.

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