Getting started
Who this is for
This guide is for anyone using ShortURL for the first time — whether you are a marketer, operator, agency team member, or developer exploring the product.
Before you start
- Have one long URL ready that you want to shorten.
- Decide whether you will sign up with email or a social login.
What to do — Your first short link in four steps
- Create your account. Sign up for a free ShortURL account so your links, settings, and analytics are saved.
- Paste your first URL. On the home page, paste a long destination URL into the input field and click Shorten. ShortURL generates a short link using the default domain.
- Copy your short link and share it. Copy the new short link and send it anywhere — email, social media, chat, or print. It works immediately.
- Check your first click in the dashboard. Open Dashboard and link operations to watch your first click arrive. You will see the click count update and can explore destination details, lifecycle controls, and edit options from there.
Use it well — What to explore next
- Want a branded domain instead of the default? Read Choose a domain and custom back-half before creating campaign links.
- Need QR codes? The QR codes workspace turns any short link into a scannable asset with styling and download options.
- Ready to shorten many links at once? Move to Bulk Link Builder or Campaign Link Factory.
- When the question becomes “How do I integrate this into another system?”, switch to the developer docs.