Free Url Shortener
Free URL Shortener offers a powerful API to interact with other sites
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- URL Shorteners
- Data source
- public-apis + marcelscruz
- Documentation / URL
- https://ulvis.net/developer.html
Overview
Free Url Shortener (ulvis.net) provides URL shortening — keyless.
⚠️ Status (verified 2026-08): the API returned HTTP 403 (Cloudflare challenge) — bot protection blocks plain curl. Check the docs from a browser before relying on it.
What it provides
curl "https://ulvis.net/api.php?url=https://example.com"Notes
- URL shortening.
- 403 (Cloudflare) on plain curl (verified).
FAQ
Is Free Url Shortener free? Yes — free and keyless.
Why 403? Cloudflare bot protection blocks plain curl (verified) — try from a browser.
What does it return? Short links.
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