Create shortlinks that expire after N minutes.

Non-persistent helper that returns a slug + expiry timestamp for easy demos and templating. Drop this helper wherever you want to create shortlinks that expire after N minutes with a single HTTP call. Send the documented inputs and the API streams back polished results you can hand directly to your users.

GETPOST/links/expiring-links

Parameters

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
url	string · required
expires_in_minutes	integer
domain	string
dryrun	boolean

All helper calls accept your Dataczar key via the ak query parameter. Need one? Create or copy a key on Dataczar Connect and drop it into each request.

Responses

Status 200

Shortlink with expiry metadata

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "slug": "abc123",
    "short_url": "https://dzr.io/abc123",
    "target_url": "https://example.com",
    "expires_at": "2024-05-01T12:00:00Z"
  },
  "meta": {
    "dryrun": false
  }
}

API keyBase URLMethod

File uploads (multipart form-data)

Attach PDFs or images as multipart fields. We'll fill in the field names for you.

Files

file

Query parameters

url requiredexpires_in_minutes optionaldomain optionaldryrun optional

Equivalent curl

Grab your Dataczar API key

Every helper runs with the same simple API key. Sign in (or create a free Dataczar account) at Dataczar Connect to issue keys in seconds, then drop the key into any `ak=` parameter and start shipping.

Get your API key Browse helpers

Tip: reuse the same key across these helpers, or rotate keys per project from the Connect dashboard.