Shlink

Shlink URL Shortener API

Non-rest endpoints, used to be publicly exposed

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Operations 2

GET /{shortCode} Short URL #
GET /{shortCode}/track Short URL tracking pixel #

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/shlink/openapi/shlink-url-shortener-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

shlink-url-shortener-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Shlink URL Shortener API
  version: '3.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged URL Shortener across 3 of this provider''s published API definitions: shlink-openapi-v5.1.4.json, shlink-openapi-v5.1.0.json, shlink-openapi.json. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: '{scheme}://{host}'
  variables:
    scheme:
      enum:
      - https
      - http
      default: https
    host:
      default: ''
tags:
- name: URL Shortener
  description: Non-rest endpoints, used to be publicly exposed
paths:
  /{shortCode}:
    get:
      tags:
      - URL Shortener
      summary: Short URL
      description: Represents a short URL. Tracks the visit and redirects tio the corresponding long URL
      operationId: shortUrl
      parameters:
      - name: shortCode
        in: path
        description: The short code for the short URL.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '302':
          description: Visit properly tracked and redirected
    servers:
    - url: '{scheme}://{host}'
      variables:
        scheme:
          enum:
          - https
          - http
          default: https
        host:
          default: ''
  /{shortCode}/track:
    get:
      tags:
      - URL Shortener
      summary: Short URL tracking pixel
      description: Generates a 1px transparent image which can be used to track emails with a short URL
      operationId: trackShortUrl
      parameters:
      - name: shortCode
        in: path
        description: The short code for the short URL.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Image in GIF format
          content:
            image/gif:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
    servers:
    - url: '{scheme}://{host}'
      variables:
        scheme:
          enum:
          - https
          - http
          default: https
        host:
          default: ''
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      description: A valid shlink API key
      name: X-Api-Key
      in: header
externalDocs:
  description: Find more info on how to start using this API here
  url: https://shlink.io/documentation/api-docs
x-refined-from:
- shlink-openapi-v5.1.4.json
- shlink-openapi-v5.1.0.json
- shlink-openapi.json