Polr

What it does

Analytics retention

1 yearchecked 21 Sep 2026

API

Polr includes a REST API for creating links and looking up existing links.checked 12 Oct 2026

API access

Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026

API analytics

The API can return link analytics by day, country, and referrer, with a default maximum range of 365 days.checked 12 Oct 2026

API quotas

Administrators can set API quotas in requests per minute, and a negative quota allows unlimited requests.checked 12 Oct 2026

Audience

Polr is designed for people who want to host and customize their own link-shortening service.checked 12 Oct 2026

Bulk link creation

Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026

Custom domains

Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026

Customization

Users can customize shortening permissions, redirects, themes, and run Polr on their own domain.checked 12 Oct 2026

Databases

The project lists MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite as supported database options; its installation guide says SQLite is not recommended.checked 12 Oct 2026

Deployment requirements

The installation guide requires a web server, PHP 5.5.9 or later, MariaDB or MySQL 5.5 or later or SQLite, Composer, and specified PHP extensions.checked 12 Oct 2026

Integrations

The project lists a Python library called mypolr and a Safari browser extension.checked 12 Oct 2026

Legacy version

The installation guide says Polr 1.x is unsupported and points users unable to meet Polr 2.0 requirements to that legacy release.checked 12 Oct 2026

License

Polr is licensed under GPLv2 or later.checked 12 Oct 2026

Link management

It provides an interface to manage links and control a Polr instance.checked 12 Oct 2026

Security setup

The installation guide recommends HTTPS for public internet-facing sites because it protects login credentials in transit.checked 12 Oct 2026

Support and community

The project directs users to its GitHub issue tracker and IRC channel for issues, feature requests, and discussion.checked 12 Oct 2026

Technology

Polr is written in PHP, powered by Lumen, and uses Blade templates and Eloquent ORM.checked 12 Oct 2026

What it does

Polr is an open-source link shortener that lets users host their own URL shortener, brand URLs, and control their data.checked 12 Oct 2026