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Short Link URL Management Click Tracking

Short Link API

Create and manage short links with expiry and click counts

What can this API do?

Compact sharing URLs

Create a short URL for an HTTP or HTTPS destination.

Custom identifiers

Choose an available identifier or let the service generate one.

Editable destinations

Update the destination without replacing the public short URL.

Expiry and state controls

Set an expiration time or disable a link when it should stop redirecting.

Redirect counts

Read total redirect activity without treating it as a unique-visitor metric.

Account-scoped management

Create and manage links owned by the authenticated account.

Short Link API
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API Document

HTTP Protocol:HTTPS

HTTP Method:POST

HTTP Endpoint:https://api.gugudata.io/v1/shortLinks

Response Type:application/json; charset=utf-8

DEMO Endpoint:https://api.gugudata.io/v1/shortLinks/demo

Live Demo:Try Interactive Demo

Postman Collection:Run in Postman

API Request Parameters

NameTypeIs RequiredDefault ValueRemark
appkeystringtrueYOUR_APPKEY API key used to authenticate the request.
longUrlstringtruehttps://example.com/page Destination URL. Must use HTTP or HTTPS.
shortLinkIdstringfalsecampaign01 Optional custom short link ID. Use 4 to 32 letters, numbers, underscores, or hyphens.
expireTimestringfalse2026-12-31T23:59:59Z Optional expiration time.

API Response Parameters

NameTypeRemark
data.namestring Resource name of the created short link.
data.shortLinkIdstring Short link ID.
data.shortUrlstring Generated short URL.
data.longUrlstring Destination URL.
data.statestring Short link state. ACTIVE links redirect; DISABLED links do not redirect.
data.clickCountinteger Total redirect count.
data.expireTimestring Expiration time, if set.

API Response Status Codes

Status CodeExplanation of Status CodeRemarks
200Request processed successfully.Some endpoints expose a separate application-level status field in the response body, such as `dataStatus.statusCode`.
400Invalid request parameters or request format.Check required fields, data types, and request body format.
401Missing or unknown application key.Provide a valid `appkey` with the request.
403The application key is recognized but access is not allowed.The key may be expired, inactive, or not permitted for the requested API.
429Request rate or trial usage limit exceeded.Reduce concurrency or retry after the limit window resets.
500Internal service error.Retry later or contact support if the error persists.
503Upstream service unavailable.Retry later; the requested upstream dependency is temporarily unavailable.

Remote MCP

AI client access

Use this API through GuGuData Remote MCP

Connect your AI client once, authorize in the browser, and the client can use the GuGuData API tools available to your account. You do not need to paste an appkey into the MCP client.

Endpoint https://mcp.gugudata.io/mcp
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Generic MCP configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gugudata": {
      "url": "https://mcp.gugudata.io/mcp",
      "transportType": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

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