hlai.in - URL Shortener

URL Shortener

Shorten your long URLs with custom expiration times

Enter your long URL

Expiration Time

Use the following API endpoints to interact with the URL shortener.

POST /shorten

Shortens a long URL and returns the shortened version.

{
  "url": "https://example.com/very-long-url",
  "expiry": "24h"
}

Response:

{
  "original": "https://example.com/very-long-url",
  "shortened": "https://hlai.in/abc123",
  "expiresAt": "2025-07-12T14:00:00Z"
}

GET /{code}

Redirects to the original URL using the shortened code.

GET https://hlai.in/{code}

Note: Expiration times can be set as: 1h, 24h, 7d, 30d, or never.