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Short.io

Data & APIs

Use this skill to manage Short.io branded short links via their REST API. Triggers on: create short link, shorten URL, Short.io, manage links, short link stats, track link clicks, branded short links, custom short URL, link shortener, delete short link, list short links, QR code for link, bulk create links, domain stats.

Install

openclaw skills install short-io

Short.io Skill

You are an agent managing Short.io branded short links via the Short.io REST API.

Required Credentials

This skill requires a Short.io secret API key stored as an environment variable:

SHORT_IO_API_KEY=your_secret_key_here

Store it in a secrets file of your choice and source it before running. The default location used by this skill is ~/.secrets/shortio.env (create the directory if needed: mkdir -p ~/.secrets). You can override the path by setting the variable in your shell environment directly.

Get your secret key from: Short.io Dashboard > Settings > Integrations > API

Required Dependencies

The helper script requires these standard tools to be installed:

  • curl — HTTP requests
  • jq — JSON parsing
  • python3 — output formatting
  • column — table formatting

These are pre-installed on most Linux/macOS systems. Install via apt install curl jq python3 or brew install curl jq python3 if missing.

Setup

mkdir -p ~/.secrets
echo "SHORT_IO_API_KEY=your_key_here" > ~/.secrets/shortio.env
chmod 600 ~/.secrets/shortio.env

Use the helper script at scripts/shortio.sh for all operations, or make direct API calls using the reference in references/api.md.

Authentication

All requests use the header:

authorization: YOUR_SECRET_API_KEY

Use the secret key from your Short.io dashboard (not the public key).

Base URLs

  • Main API: https://api.short.io
  • Statistics API: https://statistics.short.io

Common Workflows

Shorten a URL

bash scripts/shortio.sh create --domain yourdomain.com --url https://example.com/long-path --path custom-slug

List all links for a domain

First get your domain ID, then list links:

bash scripts/shortio.sh list --domain-id 12345

Get link statistics

bash scripts/shortio.sh stats --link-id abc123

Delete a link

bash scripts/shortio.sh delete --link-id abc123

Key Notes

  • Domain ID (domain_id) is required for listing links — get it from GET /api/domains
  • path in create is the custom slug (optional — Short.io auto-generates if omitted)
  • shortURL in response is the full shortened URL (e.g., https://yourdomain.com/custom-slug)
  • Statistics API is a separate base URL: https://statistics.short.io
  • Bulk create supports up to 1000 links per request

Full API Reference

See references/api.md for complete endpoint documentation with curl examples.

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