Learn Lnki.io step by step
Short, practical tutorials that walk through the real app, from your first short link to QR codes, custom domains, campaigns, analytics and the API.
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Real screens Screenshots of the actual app
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Step by step Short, numbered instructions
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3 to 10 minutes Each one is a quick read
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Try as you read Every tutorial opens the page it uses
Getting Started
New to Lnki.io? Start here.
1. Create your first short link
Paste a long URL, pick a memorable back-half and share a link that is ready in seconds.
2. Create and customize a QR code
Turn any link into a QR code, style its pattern and colours, add your logo and download it for print.
3. Organize links with folders and tags
Group links by project with folders, label them with tags, and filter My Links down to what you need.
Go further
Protect, brand, import and measure your links.
Manage, archive and restore links
Copy and duplicate links, point one at a new destination, and archive, restore or delete links you no longer need.
Protect links with passwords and expiry dates
Ask visitors for a password before they are redirected, and make links stop working on a date you choose.
Connect a custom domain
Create short links on your own domain, with one DNS record and an SSL certificate issued for you.
Import links in bulk
Bring a whole spreadsheet of URLs into Lnki at once from the clipboard, a CSV file or Excel.
Split traffic with a link rotator
Send one short link to several destinations to A/B test pages or spread visitors between offers.
Build UTM links for a campaign
Create one tagged short link per channel in a single pass, then see which channel brings the clicks.
Read your analytics
Understand clicks, unique visitors, sources and the best time to post, and what gets filtered out.
Understand your audience and sources
See which devices, languages and sites your clicks come from, and why some arrive with no source at all.
For developers
Automate Lnki.io from your own code.
Make your first API request
Create an API key, exchange it for an access token, then shorten a URL and list your links as JSON.
Create QR codes with the API
Make a styled QR code from your own code, change its design later and download it as SVG.
Import links with the API
Create up to 500 short links in one request and read back exactly what happened to each row.
Receive events with webhooks
Get an HTTP call when a link is created or clicked, verify its signature and handle retries safely.
Browse by topic
Short Links
Create, protect and organize links.
6 tutorialsQR Codes
Design codes that match your brand.
1 tutorialCustom Domains
Put your own name on every link.
1 tutorialCampaigns & UTM
Tag links and compare channels.
1 tutorialAnalytics
See who clicks, when and from where.
2 tutorialsAPI & Webhooks
Automate links from your own code.
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