Shorten.rest — Developer Tools

What does Shorten.rest do?

Shorten.rest is a programmable URL shortener REST API for engineers and high-demand enterprise teams. It lets you create branded short links on your own domain, capture click intelligence (referrer, OS, browser, country, bot classification), and drop deep-linking and retargeting pixels into every redirect — all through a documented API. The redirect tier targets sub-second responses with a 99.99% uptime SLA.

Who is it for?

Shorten.rest is built for engineering teams in SaaS, ad platforms, high-volume publishers, and regulated industries (healthcare, financial services) who need a reliable, branded short link infrastructure. It is not for casual users or marketers who want a free, no-code link shortener — this is an API-first product for production workloads.

Key use cases

Typical uses include sending statement or KYC links from a trusted domain in financial services, rescheduling reminders and lab result portals in healthcare, embedding URL shortening into a SaaS or content distribution pipeline, and managing mobile deep linking (iOS, Android, desktop routing from a single short URL). No sales calls are required to get started.

• Branded custom domains — Point your top-level or subdomain to Shorten.rest; free auto-renewed SSL on every domain.
• Click intelligence — Referrer, OS, browser, country, and bot classification on every click; export raw events.
• Low-latency infrastructure — Sub-second redirects and sub-200ms API median in US regions, with AWS multi-AZ hosting.
• Mobile deep linking — Route iOS, Android, and desktop traffic to the right destination from a single short URL.
• Retargeting pixels — Attach Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snap, Bing, Taboola, and AdRoll pixels per link.
• Localized URI aliases — Use any language on the alias path for campaign URLs that read naturally.
• 99.99% uptime SLA — Covers both redirect and API, with 1,000/sec burst capacity on Enterprise.

Shorten.rest pricing: from $295/mo.

For comparison: the median starting price in Developer Tools is $19.99/month, measured across 301 tools we track. See the full SaaS Pricing Index →

Business — $295/month

For production workloads with branded domains and predictable monthly billing. Includes 500,000 API calls/month, unlimited URLs and clicks, 15 branded domains with free SSL, 100 API calls/second, $0.01/API call after included. Start a 7-day free trial.

Scale — $995/month

Higher throughput for growing platforms, agencies, and SaaS embedded use. Includes 2,000,000 API calls/month, unlimited URLs and clicks, 25 branded domains with free SSL, 300 API calls/second, $0.005/API call after included.

Enterprise — $4,995/month

High-volume programs with dedicated capacity and procurement-friendly terms. Includes 10,000,000 API calls/month, unlimited URLs and clicks, 50 branded domains with free SSL, 1,000 API calls/second, $0.0001/API call after included. Custom plans and NGO/academia pricing available. Annual prepay and custom overage terms negotiable. All plans include a 7-day free trial.

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