Shorty Link

What it does

Access management

The product supports invite-based admin onboarding, role-aware permissions, session revocation, and API keys with optional expiry.checked 13 Oct 2026

Admin access

Additional administrators join by invite, and API keys can be used for programmatic access with optional expiry.checked 12 Oct 2026

Admin API

A REST admin API under /api/admin/* covers links, domains, users, invites, sessions, and API keys.checked 13 Oct 2026

AI integration

Cloudflare Workers AI can provide slug suggestions, and the core shortener works without that optional binding.checked 13 Oct 2026

Analytics

The product tracks per-link clicks and timestamps; it does not provide funnel attribution.checked 12 Oct 2026

Analytics limit

Analytics provide click counts and timestamps rather than funnel attribution or deeper marketing analytics.checked 13 Oct 2026

API

The product exposes a REST admin API under /api/admin/* for links, domains, users, invites, sessions, and API keys.checked 12 Oct 2026

API access

Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026

Authentication

Admin sign-in uses passkeys through Better Auth, while password login and signup are disabled by default.checked 13 Oct 2026

Custom domains

Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026

Data and security

The maker says data is stored in the operator's Cloudflare D1 database, and the self-hosting guide recommends using a least-privilege Cloudflare API token for deployments.checked 13 Oct 2026

Deployment

One Worker handles redirects, the admin UI, the admin API, and authentication, with data stored in Cloudflare D1.checked 12 Oct 2026

Domains

Admins can manage multiple redirect hostnames, with hostname-specific links and a fallback to a default-host entry.checked 13 Oct 2026

Hosting

The operator deploys Shorty Link to their own Cloudflare account; the maker says there is no hosted service to sign up for.checked 13 Oct 2026

Hosting model

Shorty Link is not a hosted SaaS; operators deploy it to their own Cloudflare account.checked 12 Oct 2026

License

The maker describes Shorty Link as open source under the MIT license.checked 13 Oct 2026

Link controls

Users can choose custom slugs, set redirect codes 301, 302, 303, 307, or 308, and enable or disable links while preserving click history.checked 12 Oct 2026

Links

It supports custom slugs, optional AI-generated slug suggestions, click tracking, and configurable redirect codes 301, 302, 303, 307, and 308.checked 13 Oct 2026

Maturity

The project is marked pre-1.0 and not yet stable, and the maker warns that minor releases may include breaking changes.checked 13 Oct 2026

Open source

The project is open source under the MIT license.checked 12 Oct 2026

Organization limit

Shorty Link is not multi-tenant; the maker describes one deployment as serving one organization and suggests another Worker for another tenant.checked 13 Oct 2026

Product

Shorty Link is a self-hosted URL shortener that runs as a single Cloudflare Worker with a Cloudflare D1 database.checked 13 Oct 2026

Purpose

Shorty Link is a self-hosted URL shortener that runs as a single Cloudflare Worker.checked 12 Oct 2026

Requirements

Self-hosting requires a Cloudflare account, Node.js 22, pnpm 10, Wrangler access, a Cloudflare D1 database, and one or more hostnames routed to the Worker.checked 12 Oct 2026