Build with Blinkhop.

Where to start

• Quickstart

  Your first short link from code in 60 seconds, with a live console to try it.

• API reference

  Every endpoint, parameter, response and error code.

• Code samples

  JavaScript, Python, Go, PHP, PowerShell, Google Sheets and the shell.

• MCP server

  Let Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code shorten links for you.

The API in one request

Send a URL, get a short link back. No key, no SDK, no sign-up.

curl https://api.blinkhop.com/v1/links \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com/a/very/long/link"}'

const res = await fetch("https://api.blinkhop.com/v1/links", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({ url: "https://example.com/a/very/long/link" }),
});
const { short_url } = await res.json();

import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.blinkhop.com/v1/links",
    json={"url": "https://example.com/a/very/long/link"},
    timeout=10,
)
print(r.json()["short_url"])

{
  "id": "lnk_7Kp2x",
  "code": "7Kp2x",
  "short_url": "https://zou.sh/7Kp2x",
  "url": "https://example.com/a/very/long/link",
  "qr_url": "https://zou.sh/7Kp2x/qr",
  "preview_url": "https://zou.sh/7Kp2x+",
  "clicks": 0,
  "created_at": "2026-10-11T14:02:11Z"
}

Base URLs

Limits without a key

Limits apply per IP address, and each create or expand response tells you how many calls you have left. API keys with higher limits come with accounts, now in early access. Details in the API reference.

Docs for AI assistants

• /llms.txtAn index of our docs, guides and help articles, in the llms.txt format.
• /llms-full.txtThe full developer documentation in one Markdown file.
• .md versionsAdd .md to any docs, guide or help URL for clean Markdown.
• /openapi.jsonThe OpenAPI 3.1 description, for tools and code generators.

Common questions

• What are the API rate limits?
• Why was my link refused?
• How do I connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?
• The MCP server doesn’t work. What should I check?
• Do links expire?
• When do accounts and API keys open?