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Quickstart

Create your first short link from the command line in about five minutes.

1. Get access

Signup is invite-only during the private beta. Request early access, then sign up with the invite code you receive. A workspace on the Free plan is created for you.

2. Create an API key

In the dashboard, open Settings, API keys and create a key. It starts with fks_ and is shown once, so copy it now. Keep it in an environment variable:

export FKS_API_KEY="fks_YOUR_KEY"

With curl:

curl -X POST https://linkapp-staging.funnelkit.com/api/links \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com/spring-launch","slug":"spring"}'

The response is the new link. Its shortUrl is ready to share:

{
  "id": "lnk_...",
  "domain": "link-staging.funnelkit.com",
  "slug": "spring",
  "shortUrl": "https://link-staging.funnelkit.com/spring",
  "url": "https://example.com/spring-launch",
  "tags": [],
  "redirectType": 302,
  "createdAt": "2026-10-06T09:00:00.000Z"
}

Or with the CLI (see installation):

fks links create https://example.com/spring-launch --slug spring

4. Follow it

curl -sI https://link-staging.funnelkit.com/spring

You get a 302 with a location header pointing at your destination.

5. See the clicks

curl https://linkapp-staging.funnelkit.com/api/links/LINK_ID/stats -H "Authorization: Bearer $FKS_API_KEY"

Clicks usually appear within a minute. The dashboard shows the same data as charts.

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