Kutt
Free Modern URL Shortener
- Authentication
- API Key
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Yes
- Category
- URL Shorteners
- Data source
- public-apis
- Documentation / URL
- https://docs.kutt.it/
Overview
Kutt provides URL shortening — key-based.
⚠️ Status (verified 2026-08): an anonymous request returned HTTP 403 (HTML) — access was blocked. Verify from your network before relying on it.
What it provides
curl "https://kutt.it/api/v2/links?api_key=YOUR_KEY" \
-X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"target":"https://example.com"}'Notes
- Self-hostable shortener.
- 403 on our 2026-08 check (verified).
FAQ
Is Kutt free? Yes — free (self-hostable).
Why 403? Our 2026-08 request was blocked (verified) — verify from your network.
What does it do? URL shortening.
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