YOURLS
The facts below are what the maker publishes about YOURLS, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From YOURLS's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| YOURLS | Free | Free and open-source software · self-hosted on your own domain |
The facts
Each one read from YOURLS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Admin access
- Private mode is the default and protects the admin area with a login and password; public mode allows anyone with the URL to access it.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API
- The API can create or retrieve short URLs, expand links, return link statistics, and output JSON, XML, or raw text.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Authentication
- The API supports username and password authentication or a passwordless signature mechanism.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Bookmarklets
- YOURLS includes bookmarklets to shorten and share links.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Custom domains
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Installation
- YOURLS is installed on a website by uploading its files, configuring it, and connecting it to a database.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License and documentation
- The project states that its code is licensed MIT and its documentation CC BY 4.0.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Link statistics
- It provides historical click reports, referrer tracking, and visitor geolocation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- YOURLS is free and open-source software, and its code is licensed under the MIT license.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Password security
- YOURLS automatically replaces plain-text passwords in its configuration with encrypted hashes when it runs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- Its plugin architecture lets users add features and behaviors without modifying core files; creating plugins requires some PHP knowledge.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Public shortening considerations
- The documentation warns that a public shortening interface requires handling spam and may create performance and security concerns.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Server requirements
- Installation requires PHP 8.1 or later, MySQL 5 or later, and a web server with mod_rewrite enabled; HTTPS support is listed as a requirement.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The documentation directs users to search existing issues and read contribution guidelines before filing a new issue.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- YOURLS is a set of PHP scripts for running your own URL-shortening service on your server and domain.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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