CleanURI API vs Short Link API

Two free URL Shorteners APIs compared on access, reliability and developer ratings, using data from our daily health checks.

The verdict

Choose CleanURI API if you want to call it from browser JavaScript.
Choose Short Link API if its data fits your use case better; on access and reliability it's level with CleanURI API.

	CleanURI API	Short Link API
What it does	URL shortener service. A free url shorteners API by cleanuri.com.	Short URLs support so many domains.
Provider	cleanuri.com	FayasNoushad
API key	Not needed	Not needed
HTTPS	Yes	Yes
CORS (browser calls)	Yes	Unknown
Status today	Last check failed	Last check failed
Uptime (30 days)	Down	Down
Developer rating	Not rated yet	Not rated yet
Price	Free / free tier	Free / free tier

URL shortener service. A free url shorteners API by cleanuri.com.

Strengths

Short URLs support so many domains.

Strengths

Prototyping or a tutorial? Pick the one that needs no API key (both qualify).
Calling from a web page? You need CORS. Otherwise route requests through your own server or a serverless function.
Going to production? Favour HTTPS, a strong uptime record and a provider with clear rate limits and terms. Check each API's docs before you commit.
Still unsure? Both are free to try: send one request to each and compare the data you get back.

Neither needs an API key; you can call both straight away.

CleanURI API supports CORS, so front-end JavaScript can call it directly. Call the other from a server.