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Yes — that's literally the service. Every site-shortner.link/something address is a short alias that a key-holder created; when you open it, our server answers with a standard HTTP redirect to wherever that alias currently points. Your browser's address bar shows the real destination the moment you land — we never wrap, frame, or disguise it.

If a link sent you somewhere that looks like a scam, malware, or anything illegal, email the exact address to abuse@site-shortner.link. Links that break the acceptable-use rules get shut off.

Because every correctly spelled variant was registered sometime around 2011, and because — if we're honest — a link-shortening service carrying a domain one character shorter than the dictionary demands is at least on-brand. We considered being embarrassed about it and decided to ship instead.

Short links are opaque by nature — that's true of every service like this one. What we guarantee is on the other side: the redirect is a clean, single hop, your address bar shows the true destination immediately, and there's no interstitial page collecting anything on the way through. The same judgment you'd apply to any unfamiliar link applies here: once you land, confirm the site is the one you expect before typing anything into it.

Because 301s get cached — sometimes forever — and a cached redirect can't be edited, which would defeat the whole product. A 307 is re-checked on every hit, so when a key-holder repoints a link, the change is instant for everyone. Links that truly will never change can opt into 301 per-link. The long version, with the whole 301/302/307/308 family tree: our field guide.

A hit counter's worth: which slug, when, a country-level location derived from the network address, and whether the device was mobile or desktop. No cookies are set, no identity is attached, and the raw network address is dropped within 24 hours. The privacy page is short and says all of it.

Not by surprise. A link resolves as long as the key behind it is in good standing, plus a 30-day fallback window after deletion or cancellation so nothing already shipped breaks without warning. Key-holders can also set an explicit expiry with a fallback URL — the deliberate way to retire a link.

Not yet — the API and CLI are the product, and they're what we keep sharp. A minimal web UI is on the list with no promised date; in the meantime, shortner ls and shortner stats cover most of what a dashboard would.

Not currently. Custom domains multiply the operational surface (TLS, DNS support tickets, abuse handling per-domain), and we'd rather do one domain impeccably than many domains adequately. If that's a dealbreaker, we'd genuinely rather tell you now.

Email hey@site-shortner.link with a sentence about what you're building. Keys go out in small batches so growth stays inside what a tiny team can keep reliable; expect a human reply within a couple of business days. Plans are here.

Send the full address — the part after the slash is what we need — to abuse@site-shortner.link, with where it took you if you caught it. Phishing, malware, and illegal destinations are disabled on review, and repeat offenders lose their keys.