Creating short links from a browser
With the Tweetbot method you can create a short link using a request from your browser's address bar
To create a short link from your browser
- In the following URL replace example.xyz, APIKEY and YOUR_LONG_URL with the appropriate values:
https://api.short.io/links/tweetbot?domain=example.xyz&apiKey=APIKEY&originalURL=YOUR_LONG_URL
- Copy the link, paste it to the browser's address bar and go.
You will see a similar response:
{
"originalURL": "<<long_url>>",
"DomainId": 11641230,
"archived": false,
"cloaking": false,
"createdAt": "2025-06-02T12:11:19.781Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-06-02T12:11:19.781Z",
"OwnerId": 1333817,
"tags": [],
"path": "KpXwBD",
"id": "lnk_4SOc_Wcpov0hp3URvbr1111",
"idString": "lnk_4SOc_Wcpov0hp3URvbr1111",
"shortURL": "<<short_link>>",
"secureShortURL": "<<short_link>>",
"duplicate": false
}
You can review the newly created short link from the Short.io Dashboard:

Updated 4 days ago