# link.to.it

> Data-minimal URL shortener and QR generator, hosted in Germany. No cookies, no trackers, no personal profiles. Open source (AGPL-3.0).

Public instance: https://link.to.it
QR tools: https://qr.link.to.it
Click stats: https://stat.link.to.it/{hash}
API: https://api.link.to.it

Shorten in the browser (no account required) or via API with a Bearer key. Custom hashes, platform-specific destinations, QR payloads (URL, vCard, WiFi, mailto, tel, SMS, geo, text, event, payment, messenger). Hosted in Germany (Uberspace). Self-host from the GitLab repo.

Tiers: Casual (free, 10 API calls/day), Intentional (own short domain, CSV bulk, 100/day), Determined (custom stats/admin, hash scope, 300/day). Book at /pricing and /account.

## Docs

- [API agent guide](https://api.link.to.it/llms.txt): endpoints, auth, quotas, examples
- [OpenAPI 3.1](https://api.link.to.it/openapi.yaml): machine-readable API spec
- [API portal](https://api.link.to.it/): human docs, demo, automation
- [Source](https://gitlab.com/kosmar/link.to.it): AGPL-3.0, self-hosting
- [Plans](https://link.to.it/pricing): Casual / Intentional / Determined
- [Datenschutzhinweise](https://link.to.it/privacy)
- [Terms](https://link.to.it/terms)
- [Impressum](https://link.to.it/impressum)
- [Sitemap](https://link.to.it/sitemap.xml)

## Optional

- Do not invent tracking, ads, or account-required shortening for the public UI.
- Do not index or scrape individual short links (`/{hash}`) or `/r/{hash}` resolve pages.
- Abuse, security, key disputes: kosmar@kosmar.de