Help Cutt Ly Cutt.ly URL Shortener API
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For Agents
Shorten a URL into a cutt.ly link and retrieve click statistics for it via a single GET endpoint.
Use for: I need to shorten a long landing page URL into a cutt.ly link, I want a branded short link with a custom slug, Get click statistics for a previously created cutt.ly link, Generate a trackable short URL before sending an email
Not supported: Does not host links on a custom domain, manage UTM tagging, or run campaign attribution - use for converting long URLs into cutt.ly short links and pulling their click counts only.
Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for Cutt.ly URL Shortener API, keeping it validated and agent-ready. Cutt.ly is a URL shortening service whose public API converts long URLs into short cutt.ly links and exposes click statistics for those links. The single endpoint is keyed by an account-level API key and accepts optional parameters for custom slugs and link names. It suits marketers and growth teams that want short branded links inside outbound emails, SMS, and social posts without standing up a self-hosted shortener.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Cutt.ly URL Shortener API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Cutt.ly URL Shortener API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fhelp.cutt.ly%2Fcutt-ly" | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fhelp.cutt.ly%2Fcutt-ly" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Cutt.ly URL Shortener API.
Shorten any long URL into a cutt.ly short link via GET /api.php
Request a custom slug for branded short links
Attach a name to a shortened link for later identification
Retrieve click statistics for an existing cutt.ly short link
Generate trackable links inline from an outbound email or SMS workflow
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Cutt.ly URL Shortener API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Trackable Links in Outbound Email
Marketing teams sending broadcast emails can call the Cutt.ly API at send time to convert each long destination URL into a short trackable link. The shortened link is dropped into the email body, and click counts are pulled back later for reporting. This avoids the need for a self-hosted link tracker and keeps the email payload small.
GET /api.php?key={apiKey}&short={longUrl}&name=campaign-2026-q2 and substitute the returned short link into the email body.
SMS Campaign Link Compression
SMS messages have a 160-character soft limit, so long marketing URLs eat into the message body and reduce conversion. Calling Cutt.ly before sending replaces the long URL with a short cutt.ly link that fits comfortably and remains trackable. The same call can request a branded slug so the recipient sees a consistent campaign code.
GET /api.php?key={apiKey}&short={longUrl}&user_domain=1 and use the response in the SMS body.
Click Reporting for a Campaign
After a campaign runs, the same /api.php endpoint can be called with the previously created short link reference to retrieve total clicks. Reporting jobs can iterate every named link from a campaign and roll the counts into a dashboard. This keeps marketing reporting honest without paying for an enterprise-tier tracker.
GET /api.php?key={apiKey}&stats={shortLinkId} for each campaign link and aggregate the click counts.
AI Agent Generating Short Links Inline
An AI agent drafting marketing emails, social posts, or SMS messages can call Cutt.ly through Jentic to produce a trackable short URL before the message is dispatched. Jentic isolates the API key so the agent never holds it in context and discovers the operation by intent. This is a small but useful tool for content-generating agents that need consistent tracking.
Search Jentic for 'shorten a url with cutt.ly', load the GET /api.php schema, and execute with the long URL and an optional name.
Key Endpoints
1 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for cutt.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/api.php
Shorten a URL or retrieve click stats
GET
/api.php
Shorten a URL or retrieve click stats
Why Jentic?
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring the Cutt.ly API by hand means learning its single /api.php endpoint, appending your key as a query parameter on every request, and switching on the action you want. Through Jentic you install once, import the Cutt.ly URL Shortener API from the API Directory, store the key once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
Cutt.ly exposes one operation at /api.php that shortens a URL and reads its click counts, and the target URL travels in the request parameters rather than a path id, so limit the agent to the operations it needs, such as shortening a link. Every operation you credit the agent with is in the allowed set you describe.
Credential isolation
Your Cutt.ly API key is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and added as the key query parameter at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'shorten a URL' or 'get click counts for a short link', and Jentic returns the matching Cutt.ly operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without reading the docs.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using Cutt.ly URL Shortener API through Jentic.
Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for Cutt.ly URL Shortener API?
Cutt.ly does not publish an OpenAPI specification. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call Cutt.ly URL Shortener API via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started with Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer.
What authentication does the Cutt.ly API use?
Cutt.ly uses an API key passed as the key query parameter on GET /api.php. There is no header-based auth and no OAuth flow. When called through Jentic, the API key is held in the vault and added to the request at execution time.
Can I request a custom slug with the Cutt.ly API?
Yes. Pass the optional name parameter on GET /api.php with the desired slug. If the slug is already in use, Cutt.ly returns an error code in the JSON response, so the integration should retry with an alternative.
What are the rate limits for the Cutt.ly API?
Cutt.ly does not document a strict public rate limit. Free accounts are subject to soft limits that scale with the plan tier. For bulk shortening jobs, batch calls and back off on error responses rather than retrying tightly.
How do I shorten a URL through Jentic?
Search Jentic for 'shorten a url with cutt.ly', load the GET /api.php schema, and execute with the long URL in the short parameter. Jentic appends the API key from the vault.
Can I retrieve click statistics for a cutt.ly link?
Yes. The same /api.php endpoint accepts a stats parameter that returns click counts and metadata for a previously created short link. Pair this with the name you set at shorten time so reporting jobs can correlate links to campaigns.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Cutt.ly API?
Yes. Because Cutt.ly exposes a single operation at GET /api.php that both shortens a URL and reads its click counts, you decide in your self-hosted Jentic One instance whether the agent may call it at all, and the rules you set govern which operations and credentials it can use. You can, for example, allow the agent to shorten links while keeping the API key out of its prompt and context. Since the target URL travels in the request parameters rather than a path id, the operation you credit the agent with is the only one it can run.
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