# Lob.com URL Shortener API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-url-shortener-api/  
**Provider:** Lob.com — https://apis.io/providers/lobcom/  
**Base URL:** https://api.lob.com/v1  
**Documentation:** https://docs.lob.com/

Lob.com URL Shortener API is one of 32 APIs that [Lob.com](https://apis.io/providers/lobcom/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include URL Shortener. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

Lob's URL shortener allows you to generate unique short links, either with Lob's own domain or your own custom domains. Each custom link enables Lob to track mail individually and provide customers the relevant tracking data in their dashboard. Webhooks can be used to integrate Lob's URL Shortener scans into your omni channel marketing stratergy. See the <a href="#tag/Webhooks">Webhooks</a> section of our documentation to learn how to enable the `letter.viewed`, `postcard.viewed` and `self_mailer.viewed` event notifications for your mail pieces. Furthermore, you can use our Retrieve endpoints to track the impact and engagement rate of links created. <div class="back-to-top" ><a href="#" onclick="toTopLink()">back to top</a></div>

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lobcom/refs/heads/main/openapi/lobcom-url-shortener-api-openapi.yml

## Other Lob.com APIs (12)

- [Lob.com Accounts API](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-accounts-api/)
- [Lob.com Addresses API](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-addresses-api/)
- [Lob.com Bank Accounts API](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-bank-accounts-api/)
- [Lob.com Billing Groups API](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-billing-groups-api/)
- [Lob.com Booklets API](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-booklets-api/)
- [Lob.com Buckslip Orders API](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-buckslip-orders-api/)
- [Lob.com Buckslips API](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-buckslips-api/)
- [Lob.com Campaigns API](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-campaigns-api/)
- [Lob.com Card Orders API](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-card-orders-api/)
- [Lob.com Cards API](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-cards-api/)
- [Lob.com Checks API](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-checks-api/)
- [Lob.com Creatives API](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-creatives-api/)

## Tags

URL Shortener

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/lobcom/lobcom-url-shortener-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/lobcom/.