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Short.io Make integrationAutomate Short.io with Make.

What if every short link could be created, updated or archived without opening Short.io? The Short.io Make integration gives you 11 modules: 1 trigger, 9 actions and 1 search. This page shows how to connect your account and build a first working scenario.

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What you can automate

What can the Short.io Make integration do for your links?

The Short.io Make integration links your Short.io account to Make so that your domains and branded links are handled inside a scenario, which is the automation you build in Make. Each step of that scenario is a module, and the Short.io modules create, change, find, archive or delete links for you.

Branded links made for you. A marketing team keeps campaign URLs in a spreadsheet or a CRM. Put the module of that other app first, then Create a Link, and every new URL gets its short version on your branded domain, with a random slug if you want one.

Clean up without breaking anything. When a campaign ends, Find a link locates the link by its path or original URL, and Archive a Link hides it from the dashboard while the redirect keeps working. Delete a Link is there when the link must truly go.

Keep an eye on your domains. Watch Domains reacts to domain changes on the scenario's schedule, and List Domains returns every domain of the account so a later module can pick the right one.

The doc lists no numeric limit for this app, and two modules, Get Link and Expire Link, come without an official description. When a listed module falls short, Make an API Call reaches the rest of the Short.io API with the same connection. If you are still weighing tools, the n8n vs Make comparison lays out the criteria, the Make pricing page explains how operations are counted, and Make training helps a team get started.

Connect

How do you connect Short.io to Make?

01
Copy your secret key
Log in to Short.io, open the menu in the top-left corner and choose Integrations & API. Copy the Secret key value and keep it somewhere safe, because Make will ask for it in a moment.
02
Add a Short.io module
In your Make scenario, add any Short.io module and click Create a connection. A connection is your Short.io account linked to Make once, then reused by every Short.io module. The Connection name field is optional.
03
Paste the key and save
Paste the secret key into the API key field and click Save. If Short.io asks you to authenticate and confirm access, do it. The connection then appears in the list of every Short.io module.

First scenario

Your first scenario with Short.io

GoalWhen a new long URL arrives in another app, Make creates its short link in Short.io.

01
Create the scenario
From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module. Pick the app that holds your long URLs, such as a sheet or a form, and connect it.
02
Add Create a Link
Click the + on the right of that first module, search for Short.io and choose Create a Link. Click Create a connection and paste your secret key, as shown above.
03
Map the long URL
Fill the module fields and map the long URL coming from the first module. Once the connection exists, Make lists what it can read in your Short.io account, such as your domains.
04
Test with Run once
Click Run once. Make runs the scenario one time, and you can open each module to read the bundles it received. A bundle is one item passing from a module to the next, here one URL.
05
Schedule and switch on
Open the clock on the first module to set the schedule, every 15 minutes by default, then switch the scenario on. On the Free plan, 15 minutes is also the shortest interval.

Triggers

What starts a Short.io scenario

1 module starts a scenario when something happens in Short.io. A scheduled trigger is checked by Make on the scenario's schedule; an instant one is called by Short.io as soon as it happens.

Short.io1Watch Domains

Watch Domains

Scheduled trigger

In Make“Watch for domain changes.”

Watch Domains picks up changes to the domains of your Short.io account and hands each one to the rest of the scenario, so a domain edit can set off whatever should follow.

How it fires

it is a scheduled trigger, meaning Make checks the app on the scenario's schedule, every 15 minutes by default, rather than hearing from Short.io the moment something happens.

When to use it

when a change to one of your branded domains should alert the team or update a record in another tool.

Watch out

a domain change only shows up at the next scheduled run, so pick a schedule that matches how fast the team must hear about it.

Modules

What Short.io can do in Make

Short.io gives you 10 modules in 4 groups. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Domain

1 module

Short.io1

List Domains

In Make“Returns list of domains.”

List Domains returns every domain of your Short.io account, one bundle per domain, which gives the scenario a clean list to choose from before it touches any link.

When to use it

when an account has several branded domains and the next module must work on the right one.

Watch out

as a search, it can return several bundles, so every module placed after it runs once per domain.

Link

6 modules

Short.io2

Get Link

ActionIn the docs only

Get Link, going by its name, brings back a single link so later modules can use its details. The documentation lists it but gives no description.

When to use it

when you want to test it against Get a Link by Identifier, which has a documented role.

Watch out

click Run once and read the bundle it returns before you rely on it in a live scenario.

Short.io3

Create a Link

Action

In Make“Creates a link for your branded domain, optionally generates a random slug.”

Create a Link turns a long URL into a short link on your branded domain, and it can make up a random slug when you do not want to write one yourself.

When to use it

when a new product page, form entry or campaign URL appears in another app and needs a short version to share.

Watch out

if the same URL can arrive twice, check first with Find a link to avoid duplicates.

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Update a Link

Action

In Make“Changes link parameters by ID.”

Update a Link changes the settings of an existing link, found by its ID, so the short URL you already shared keeps working while what sits behind it moves.

When to use it

when a landing page changes address and the printed or emailed short link must follow it.

Watch out

it needs the link ID, so place Find a link or Get a Link by Identifier before it.

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Archive a Link

Action

In Make“Hides a link from dashboard, but keeps redirect active.”

Archive a Link takes a link out of the Short.io dashboard while the redirect stays active, which keeps your list tidy without breaking anyone's click.

When to use it

when a campaign is over but old emails, posts or flyers still point to its short link.

Watch out

archiving is not deleting; pick Delete a Link if the redirect itself has to stop.

Short.io6

Expire Link

ActionIn the docs only

Expire Link appears in the documentation with no description, and its name points to ending a link's life. Treat that as a reading of the name, not a documented behavior.

When to use it

once a test with Run once confirms what it does on a link you can afford to lose.

Watch out

try it on a throwaway link first, never on one already printed.

Short.io7

Delete a Link

Action

In Make“Removes a link by link identifier.”

Delete a Link removes a link for good, using its identifier, which frees your dashboard from links that should never be clicked again.

When to use it

when a link was created by mistake or points somewhere it must no longer lead.

Watch out

nothing brings the link back; if people may still click it, Archive a Link is the safer choice.

Other

1 module

Short.io8

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

Make an API Call lets the scenario reach any endpoint of the Short.io API with the connection you already set up, which covers the jobs no listed module handles.

When to use it

when the Short.io API offers something the ten other modules do not, and you are comfortable reading its documentation.

Watch out

you write the request yourself, so run it once and check the response first.

Other modules

2 modules

Short.io9

Find a link

Action

In Make“Finds a link by link path or original URL.”

Find a link looks up a link from its path or from the original URL, so the scenario can recover a link you created earlier without knowing its ID.

When to use it

before updating or archiving, when all your other app knows is the long URL.

Watch out

it searches by path or original URL only; if your other app stores the link ID instead, Get a Link by Identifier is the shorter route.

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Get a Link by Identifier

Action

In Make“Returns a link by identifier.”

Get a Link by Identifier returns one link when you already hold its ID, which is the most direct way to read a link that another step stored.

When to use it

when a sheet or CRM keeps the Short.io link ID next to each record.

Watch out

it needs the exact ID; if you only have the path or the long URL, use Find a link instead.

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FAQ

Short.io and Make: common questions

01Is the Short.io Make integration free?

Yes, Short.io is a standard app in Make, so it works from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, a shortest interval of 15 minutes between scheduled runs, 5 minutes of execution per run, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) bring the interval down to 1 minute, remove the cap on active scenarios and allow 40 minutes of execution. Usage is counted in operations, one per module run on one bundle. You still need your own Short.io account.

02What is needed to connect Short.io to Make?

You need a Short.io account and its secret key. In Short.io, open the top-left menu, choose Integrations & API and copy the Secret key value. In Make, add a Short.io module, click Create a connection, paste that value into the API key field and click Save. If Short.io asks you to authenticate and confirm access, accept. The connection is then reused by all 11 Short.io modules, so this setup is done only once.

03Does the Short.io trigger work in real time?

No. Watch Domains is a scheduled trigger: Make checks Short.io on the scenario's schedule instead of being called by the app when something changes. A new scenario runs every 15 minutes by default, and 15 minutes is also the shortest interval on the Free plan. Paid plans can go down to 1 minute. A change made in Short.io just after a run waits for the next one, so set the schedule to the delay you can accept. A scenario about links can also start from the module of another app, such as a form or a sheet.

04What if a Short.io module is missing in Make?

Use Make an API Call. It calls any endpoint of the Short.io API with the same connection as the other modules, so you are not stuck with the 11 listed ones. It asks you to write the request yourself from the Short.io API documentation. The Make documentation lists no numeric limit for this app. Two modules, Get Link and Expire Link, have no official description, so test them with Run once before relying on them.

05Should Short.io be automated with Make or n8n?

It depends on the tool your team already works in. Many apps also have an n8n node, so check whether one exists for Short.io and whether it covers the jobs you need. On the Make side, you get 11 modules and Make an API Call for anything else, with a visual editor where each step shows the bundles it received. Pick the tool where your other scenarios already live, so connections and habits stay in one place.

Copy your secret key

Add a Short.io module

Paste the key and save

Create the scenario

Add Create a Link

Map the long URL

Test with Run once

Schedule and switch on

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