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Your first short link, in five minutes.
Sign in through Elixpo Accounts, mint an API key, and shorten a URL from the command line.
1. Sign in with Elixpo
Lixrl uses your Elixpo account — no separate password to manage. Hit the sign-in button in the navbar or go directly to /api/auth/login. You'll be redirected back to your dashboard after the OAuth round-trip completes.
2. Mint an API key
From your dashboard, open Profile → API Keys and click Create key. Copy the key the moment it appears — we hash it on save and you won't see it again.
elu_a1b2c3d4e5f6… (example, your key will differ)3. Shorten your first URL
Send a POST /api/urls with your destination URL and (optionally) a custom slug.
curl -X POST https://lixrl.com/api/urls \
-H "Authorization: Bearer elu_YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"url": "https://example.com/your-long-url",
"title": "Launch announcement",
"custom_code": "launch"
}'You'll get back the resolved short link:
{
"short_url": "https://lixrl.com/launch",
"short_code": "launch",
"original_url": "https://example.com/your-long-url",
"title": "Launch announcement",
"created_at": "2026-03-20T12:00:00Z"
}4. Watch clicks roll in
Every redirect is tracked on Cloudflare's edge. Pull analytics for any link with GET /api/urls/{code}/analytics or open it in your dashboard for the visual breakdown — see Click Analytics.