Smply • Fast & Simple URL Shortener • API

Base URL https://smply.cc/api/v1

Auth header X-API-Key: <YOUR_API_KEY>

POST /shorten Shorten a URL

Request body

json

{
  "url": "https://example.com/very/long/path"
}

Response 200

json

{
  "short_url": "https://smply.cc/abc123",
  "code":      "abc123"
}

GET /stats/{code} Get link stats

Path parameter

code string The short code returned from /shorten

Response 200

json

{
  "short":        "https://smply.cc/abc123",
  "original":     "https://example.com/very/long/path",
  "visited":      142,
  "created":      "2025-01-15T14:30:00Z",
  "last_visited": "2025-03-24T09:12:00Z"
}

GET /{code} Redirect to original URL

Behaviour

Returns a 302 Found redirect to the original URL. Increments the visit counter and records last_visited. No request body required.

Response 302

http

HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Location: https://example.com/very/long/path

API reference