Short branded links transform long URLs, giving them flexibility.
Clickstream data shows a sequence of recent clicks. Track metrics like status code, method, referrer, and user agent for every click to get detailed data about users who visit your short URLs.
You can use several branded domains and subdomains in one account. With just a few clicks, add multiple domains, apply separate settings for every domain, and track the audience individually for each client, brand, website, or project.
Create a team to shorten and manage URLs with your colleagues from one place. You can add as many team members as you want, assigning 3 different roles: Admin, User, and Read-only.
Track the performance of marketing and advertising campaigns with UTM tags to determine which promotions are driving the most traffic. Add UTM parameters to your links and create the integration with Google Analytics to get in-depth insights of the campaigns.
Use a free API to create, analyze, and manage short links programmatically. Use PHP, Python, Node.js, Ruby, or JavaScript to shorten 1,000 links every 5 seconds, build custom integrations, and track statistics.
Track and measure the success of short links and domains by examining detailed statistics. You can find out information like your users' locations, operating systems, browsers, referrers, and times of clicks. Select a custom or predetermined date range, including the last 7 days, last week, or current month.
Link retargeting displays advertisements to users who previously clicked your short links. This helps to re-engage inactive users, increase retention, and convert visitors into customers. Short.io provides retargeting via two services: Meta Pixel and AdRoll. The advantage is that no programming skills are needed.
Mobile deep linking redirects visitors to a mobile application after clicking a short link. If users have your mobile app installed, they are redirected to the app; if not, they are routed to the browser page.
Send users to the relevant web pages depending on the country or region. Use geo-targeted links to deliver appropriate content to the international audience.
Set the expiration date and time to create temporary short links. Specify the expiration URL where visitors will be redirected after the old link has expired.
With password protection, you limit access to a web page. After users click a short protected link, they have to enter a correct password to reach the content. Otherwise, they face the error: 'The password is incorrect.'
Mobile targeting redirects users to different URLs depending on the OS. One short link forwards users to two different URLs: iOS and Android.
Apply the feature to create mobile deep links. Add an app package name for the Android link and a scheme-based URL for iOS. This helps to forward visitors straight to the appropriate page for the mobile app like Instagram, YouTube and others.
A destination URL is a long link that you shorten. It's a link where customers are redirected after clicking a short URL. Short.io allows editing the destination URL without impacting a short URL.
Important: Editing the destination URL is available for free an unlimited number of times.
All Short.io users can be members of a team. Short.io allows adding as many users as needed. After you add a user, they receive an email to join the team. You can also control link visibility by showing only self-created URLs to the team members.
Each member of the team has a role with assignments:
Owner – creates a team and controls any action making with the domain. The only member who can delete users from the team. Each member of the team has an owner's price subscription.
Admin – can assign roles for other team members, has full access to link reviewing and operations.
User – creates, edits, shares links and observes the statistics.
Read-only – looks through the statistics and shares links.
The 'link expiration' feature redirects users to a new destination URL after an old one has expired. It happens without changing the short link. You set a long link and the time when it has to be updated. When the link loses its relevance, users are automatically redirected to a new destination URL.
If you do not set the expiration URL, customers will face the error page: 'THE LINK YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCESS HAS EXPIRED.'
How to configure short deep links for Android app?
Short.io provides deep linking for Android apps. When users click a short link, they will be redirected to your Android app. If the application is not installed, the URL will be opened in the browser.