Developer reference

API Documentation

Create short links programmatically. Get your API key from Admin → Settings.

Endpoint

https://digital.cortexhost.in/api.php

Accepts both GET and POST requests.

Parameters

Param	Required	Description
key	Yes	Your secret API key
url	Yes	The destination URL to shorten
alias	No	Custom short code (letters, numbers, - and _)
expiry	No	Expiry datetime, e.g. 2026-12-31 23:59:59

Example request

https://digital.cortexhost.in/api.php?key=YOUR_API_KEY&url=https://example.com

Success response

{
  "success": true,
  "short_url": "https://digital.cortexhost.in/abc123",
  "code": "abc123",
  "original_url": "https://example.com"
}

Error response

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Invalid or missing API key."
}

HTTP status codes used: 401 invalid key, 400 missing url, 422 invalid url/alias taken, 429 rate limited.