Shorten.dev
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Shorten.dev, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Shorten.dev's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No usage limits stated · No credit card required · Free forever |
The facts
Each one read from Shorten.dev's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics
- Click analytics include geographic data, referrer sources, device types, and browser breakdowns.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Analytics retention
- unlimitedchecked 20 Sep 2026
- API
- The REST API supports creating, bulk creating, listing, retrieving, revoking, and retrieving analytics for links.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Bulk creation
- The home page says users can upload a CSV or use the bulk endpoint to create up to 500 links at once.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Bulk link creation
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- CLI
- The CLI can create links, view analytics, and manage links from a terminal; it is distributed via npm.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The documentation describes Shorten as developer-first and provides API, CLI, and MCP integration options.checked 12 Oct 2026
- IP privacy
- The privacy policy says IP addresses are irreversibly hashed using SHA-256 before storage and raw click event data is purged within 24 hours.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Link safety
- The home page says every link is checked against Google Safe Browsing, which flags malware and phishing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- MCP integrations
- The native MCP server supports compatible clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and custom agents.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Permanent links
- The API documentation says links never expire or get automatically deleted, and created slugs cannot be reassigned to a different destination, even after revocation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Shorten.dev is a free URL shortener with click analytics, a REST API, a command-line interface, and an MCP server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- QR codes
- The home page says QR codes can be generated for links as SVG or PNG at 1024px.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy lists TLS/HTTPS encryption in transit, hashed IP storage, hashed API keys with prefix-only display, and database row-level security as security measures.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support and service limits
- The terms say the free service has no SLA, uptime guarantee, performance commitment, or support obligation.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker and location
- The privacy policy says the service is operated from the United States; the opened pages do not state the maker’s name, headquarters, or founding year.checked 12 Oct 2026
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