Free Link Tracker

Create a trackable short link and see who clicks it, where your traffic comes from, what devices visitors use, and how your links perform.

Verify a free account to keep permanent links and manage them.

How link tracking works

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    Paste your destination

    Any http or https URL: a product page, a form, a video, a booking page.

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    Share the tracking link

    You get something like ashrt.link/a1b2c3. Use it anywhere you would use the original: email, social, ads, a QR code on print.

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    Read the clicks

    Every visit records the country, device, browser and referring site, then forwards instantly.

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Real click analytics

Clicks, unique visitors, countries, devices, browsers and referrers for every link.

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Bots filtered out

Slack, X and Facebook fetch every link you post. Those previews are counted separately, not as visitors.

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UTM and campaigns

Add UTM tags without hand-editing URLs, and group links into campaigns to compare them.

Trackable QR codes

Every link has a QR code, and scans land in the same analytics as clicks.

Common questions

Do I need an account for the free plan?

Yes. The Free plan uses a verified account so your links can be kept permanently, managed in one dashboard, and protected against abuse. You may still be able to try a temporary guest link, but it is not a Free-plan account and does not replace verification.

What exactly can you see about a click?

The country, device type, browser, operating system and referring site, taken from the request itself. We do not see who the person is, and we do not store raw IP addresses. Unique visitors are counted using a one-way hash, which is enough to tell a repeat visit from a new one and not enough to identify anyone.

How is this different from a URL shortener?

The link is short, but that is a side effect. The point is the redirect: it records the visit before forwarding, which is how you find out whether the post, email or ad you shared actually sent anyone.

Will link previews inflate my click count?

No. Post a link in Slack and Slackbot fetches it to build the preview; X, Facebook, Discord, LinkedIn and iMessage all do the same. Those are identified and counted as bot hits, separately from people.

How long do links last?

Links created in a verified free account stay until you delete them. Temporary guest links, when available, expire after 30 days unless they are claimed by a verified account.

Pricing

The allowance is on links you create. Anything you have already published keeps working and stops counting once its month passes — on every plan, including after a downgrade.

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