Short links,
zero friction.

A lean link shortener that stays out of your way. Paste a URL, get a clean ljstd.com link back. No dashboards you don't need, no features you won't use.

curl

$ curl -s -X POST https://ljstd.com/api/links \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_xxx" \
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com/very-long-url"}'

{
  "short_url": "ljstd.com/x7k2m",
  "created": "2026-06-04T04:14:00Z",
  "clicks": 0
}

// what we do

Built for people who ship.

Redirect in milliseconds

Edge-deployed redirect engine strips every unnecessary byte. No analytics middleware, no bloated tracking scripts — just a clean 301 to your destination. Median latency under 40ms globally.

38ms median redirect time

Your slug, your rules

Pick any available alias. Use random strings if you prefer privacy, or claim a branded slug to match your campaign. No forced formats, no character restrictions beyond what DNS allows.

∞ custom slug possibilities

API-first by design

We built the API before the UI. Create, list, update, and delete links programmatically. Webhook callbacks for click events. Clean REST with consistent error shapes — as it should be.

4 endpoints to learn

12+ Edge regions

<50ms P99 latency

99.9% Uptime

0 Trackers

// for developers

One command to ship a link.

No SDKs to install, no OAuth flows to navigate. Just curl.

bash

# Create a short link
curl https://ljstd.com/api/links \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LJSTD_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com/my-long-page"}'

# Response
{ "short_url": "ljstd.com/abc123", "clicks": 0 }