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Features
How each SendURL feature works, with the console steps and the API call.
12 posts
· 5 min read
Free URL Shortener API: Keys, Endpoints, Pagination
How to create a SendURL API key, choose workspace or project access, call the REST API for links and clicks, and page through results with cursors.
· 6 min read
Everything SendURL Does: A Tour of Every Feature
A map of every SendURL feature, from slugs and QR codes to expiry, passwords, projects and the REST API, with a full guide for each one.
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Change Where a Short Link Points Without Changing the Link
Update a SendURL short link's destination with one API call. The slug, QR code and click history stay the same, so printed codes keep working.
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Workspaces and Projects: Organize Your Short Links
Every SendURL account has a workspace with a Default project. How projects keep campaigns or clients apart, and how link limits are counted.
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Disable a Short Link Without Deleting It
Switch a SendURL link off and it shows a not-found page until you switch it back on. Its slug, QR code and click history are kept.
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Password Protect a Link: How Protected Short Links Work
Add a password to a SendURL short link so visitors must type it before they're redirected. How it works, the rules, and what it doesn't protect.
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Expiring Links: Make a Short Link Stop at a Set Time
Set a date and time for a short link to stop redirecting, and learn how the per-link visit limit works, what visitors see, and how to extend an expiry.
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Where to Find a Link's QR Code and Download It as PNG or SVG
Every SendURL link has a QR code on its QR card in the console, with PNG and SVG downloads. Scans are counted apart from the link's other clicks.
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Clicks Over Time: Reading SendURL's Analytics Charts
How SendURL's Analytics page charts clicks for one link or all of them, what each time range and number means, and how fresh the data is.
· 6 min read
What SendURL Records for Every Click (and What It Doesn't)
Country, device, browser, OS, referrer, IP address and user agent: every field SendURL records for a click, where it comes from, and its limits.
· 4 min read
SendURL Slug Rules: Length, Characters and Case
The rules for SendURL slugs: random five or six characters, or a custom slug of up to 32 letters, digits, hyphens and underscores, minus reserved words.
· 4 min read
Shorten a Link Now, Keep It When You Sign Up
SendURL's home page makes a tracked short link with no sign-up, a live click counter and a QR code. Sign up later and the link moves into your account.
Explainers
How short links work, how to measure them, and what to do when a shortener shuts down.
4 posts
· 9 min read
goo.gl Alternative: Which Links Still Work, What to Use Now
Google stopped making goo.gl links in 2019, and since 25 August 2025 the ones nobody used in late 2024 no longer redirect. The exact timeline, how to check your links, what to do with printed ones, and what to look for in a replacement.
· 13 min read
How URL Shorteners Work: 301 vs 302, 404 vs 410
A short link is a stored code plus an HTTP redirect. The whole path of a tap, with real responses from snu.to: the slug lookup, the cache, why it's a 302 and not a 301, when the click is written, and what 404 and 410 mean.
· 4 min read
How to Shorten a URL for Free: Web, Phone and API
Paste the URL, choose Shorten, copy the link. Step-by-step for the web, iPhone and Android, a custom slug, the command line, and links with UTM parameters.
· 6 min read
How to Measure Click-Through Rate on a Link (+ Benchmarks)
CTR is clicks divided by impressions. The hard part is the denominator: which number to use for email, social, ads, QR codes and chat, and which benchmarks hold up.
Analytics
What click data tells you, and how to put it to use.
3 posts
· 5 min read
Are Short Links Safe? How to Check One Before Clicking
A short link is as safe as the page it hides. How to see where one goes before you open it, check a QR code, and send short links people trust.
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URL Shortener With Analytics: What Each Free Plan Records
What each free URL shortener with analytics records: six free plans compared on click fields, links, history and API access, with dated figures.
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Use Click Country and Device Data to Target Campaigns
What a click's country and device can tell you, where they mislead, and how to turn them into targeting, timing and landing-page decisions.
Comparisons
Side-by-side comparisons of tools and approaches, SendURL's gaps included.
9 posts
· 12 min read
Free Bitly Alternatives in 2026: Free Plans Compared
Bitly's free plan now gives you 5 links a month, no click history and an ad page in front of your links. Five free alternatives, compared line by line from each vendor's own pricing page on 15 October 2026, SendURL's gaps included.
· 10 min read
Dub Alternative: Dub vs SendURL on Free Plans and Price
Dub is an open-source link platform built for attribution, conversions and partner programs; SendURL is a small shortener that records every click. Free plans, analytics, API and price, as listed on 15 October 2026.
· 9 min read
Best URL Shorteners in 2026: 6 Compared, Free Plans First
We compared six URL shorteners for creators and small teams: Short.io, SendURL, Bitly, Rebrandly, TinyURL and Dub. Free-plan limits with numbers, paid prices, and each one's gaps.
· 6 min read
Rebrandly vs SendURL: Free Plans, Analytics, Price
Rebrandly is built for branded domains; SendURL for a quick start and per-click analytics. Free plans, prices and features compared, and when Rebrandly is the better pick.
· 7 min read
Bitly vs SendURL: Free Plans, Analytics and Pricing Compared
Bitly is a full link management platform; SendURL is a simple shortener with free per-click analytics and a $5 Pro plan. Limits, history, features and price, compared.
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Short.io vs SendURL: Which Free URL Shortener Fits You?
Short.io gives you custom domains, QR codes and an API on its free plan; SendURL gives you a no-sign-up start and per-click analytics, with a $5 Pro plan. A side-by-side, gaps included.
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TinyURL Alternative With Free Analytics: TinyURL vs SendURL
TinyURL makes permanent short links for free but keeps analytics for paid plans; SendURL includes per-click analytics on its free plan. Limits, features and price, compared.
· 7 min read
How to Shorten a UTM Link Without Losing Tracking
To shorten a UTM link, build the full tagged URL first and shorten that. The UTMs live in the destination, so they arrive intact. Tags added to the short link itself are not passed on.
· 5 min read
Link Analytics vs Google Analytics: Why the Numbers Differ
A short link counts clicks at the redirect; Google Analytics counts sessions on your site. What each one sees, and why the two numbers rarely match.