# Shlink

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/shlink/  
**Website:** https://shlink.io/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Shlink is a self‑hosted, PHP‑based URL shortener that provides a RESTful API, a command‑line interface, and Docker images for easy deployment. It enables users to create and manage short URLs under their own domain, supports custom domains, tagging, visit tracking, redirect rules, and integrates with services like Mercure for real‑time updates. The open‑source project is actively maintained and documented at shlink.io.

## Kin Score — 30.7 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 57.1 |
| Contract Quality | 46.3 |
| Contract Governance | 22.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 15.8 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 35.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 26.5 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 29.2 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | derived |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | unknown |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | mostly |

## APIs (8)

- **Shlink Domains API** — Operations to manage domains used on short URLs
- **Shlink Integrations API** — Handle services with which shlink is integrated
- **Shlink Monitoring API** — Public endpoints designed to monitor the service
- **Shlink Redirect rules API** — Handle dynamic rule-based redirects
- **Shlink Short URLs API** — Operations that can be performed on short URLs
- **Shlink Tags API** — Let you handle the list of available tags
- **Shlink URL Shortener API** — Non-rest endpoints, used to be publicly exposed
- **Shlink Visits API** — Operations to manage visits on short URLs

## Agentic access (1)

- **Shlink Agentic Access** — 52 operations · 18 acting

## Security (2)

- **Shlink Authentication** — 1 scheme
- **Shlink Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC

## Plans (1)

- **Shlink Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Company, URL-Shortener, PHP, Self-Hosted, Open-Source, REST-API

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/shlink/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.