shortio

@short.io/cli

Official CLI for Short.io URL shortening and link management.

Installation

npm install -g @short.io/cli

Requires Node.js >= 20.

Authentication

Set your API key (get it from Short.io dashboard):

# Save to ~/.shortio/config.json (persistent)
shortio config set-api-key YOUR_API_KEY

# Or use an environment variable
export SHORT_IO_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

# Or pass per-command
shortio --api-key YOUR_API_KEY domain list

Priority: --api-key flag > SHORT_IO_API_KEY env > config file.

Usage

Links

# Create a short link
shortio link create --domain example.com --url https://example.com/long-page

# Create with custom path, title, and tags
shortio link create --domain example.com --url https://example.com \
  --path my-link --title "My Link" --tags marketing,social

# List links for a domain
shortio link list --domain-id 12345

# Get link details
shortio link get --id lnk_abc123

# Expand a link by domain and path
shortio link expand --domain example.com --path my-link

# Update a link
shortio link update --id lnk_abc123 --url https://new-url.com --title "New Title"

# Delete a link
shortio link delete --id lnk_abc123

Domains

# List all domains
shortio domain list

# Get domain details
shortio domain get --id 12345

Bulk Operations

# Create links from a CSV file
shortio bulk create --domain example.com --file links.csv --url-column 0

# With custom columns and options
shortio bulk create --domain example.com --file links.csv \
  --url-column 0 --path-column 1 --title-column 2 \
  --delimiter ";" --skip-lines 1 --allow-duplicates

# Delete multiple links
shortio bulk delete --ids lnk_abc,lnk_def,lnk_ghi

# Archive multiple links
shortio bulk archive --ids lnk_abc,lnk_def

QR Codes

# Generate a QR code
shortio qr generate --link-id lnk_abc123

# Save QR code to file
shortio qr generate --link-id lnk_abc123 --output qr.png

# Bulk QR code generation
shortio qr bulk --link-ids lnk_abc,lnk_def,lnk_ghi

Geographic Targeting

# Set a country redirect
shortio geo set --link-id lnk_abc123 --country US --url https://us.example.com

# Set a region redirect
shortio geo set --link-id lnk_abc123 --country US --region CA --url https://ca.example.com

# Remove a country redirect
shortio geo delete --link-id lnk_abc123 --country US

# Remove a region redirect
shortio geo delete --link-id lnk_abc123 --country US --region CA

Configuration

# Save API key
shortio config set-api-key YOUR_API_KEY

# Show current config (key is masked)
shortio config show

Global Options

Option	Description
--api-key <key>	Short.io API key
--json	Output as JSON
-V, --version	Show version
-h, --help	Show help

Claude Code Plugin

This project includes a Claude Code plugin that lets you manage Short.io links using natural language directly from your terminal.

Install from marketplace

# Add the marketplace (one-time)
claude /plugin marketplace add Short-io/shortio-cli

# Install the plugin
claude /plugin install shortio

Install locally

# Clone and set up the CLI
git clone https://github.com/Short-io/shortio-cli.git
cd shortio-cli
npm install && npm run build && npm link

# Test the plugin locally
claude --plugin-dir .

Setup

Configure your API key (get it from Short.io dashboard):

shortio config set-api-key YOUR_API_KEY

Usage

The /shortio slash command accepts natural language:

/shortio list all my domains
/shortio create a link for example.com pointing to https://google.com
/shortio show links for domain 12345
/shortio generate a QR code for link lnk_abc123 and save to qr.png
/shortio set a US redirect for link lnk_abc123 to https://us.example.com
/shortio delete links lnk_abc,lnk_def

Plugin structure

.claude-plugin/
  plugin.json            # Plugin manifest
  marketplace.json       # Marketplace metadata
skills/
  shortio/
    SKILL.md             # Skill definition

Development

npm install
npm run build
node dist/bin.js --help

License

ISC