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October 2025 Updates

Here is a summary of the user-facing changes shipped across Short.io during October 2025.

Features​

  • Export link data to Amazon S3 — You can now configure automatic export of your link data to your own Amazon S3 bucket, with per-user access controls. Learn more
  • Advanced tag search — Filter links using complex tag queries with AND/OR operators for more precise link management.
  • QR code image URL in API response — The API now returns a direct URL to the QR code image when you create or retrieve a short link, depending on the Accept header.
  • Edit iOS and Android deep link assets via API — You can now manage custom assetlinks.json (Android) and apple-app-site-association (iOS) files for deep linking through both the API and the dashboard. Learn more
  • Keyboard shortcuts for link editing — Use keyboard hotkeys to speed up link creation and editing, including navigating the sidebar and selecting AI-generated slugs.
  • Customizable columns in the links list — Choose which columns to display in the links list table to focus on the information that matters most to you.
  • Bulk link editing — Edit multiple links at once from the links list with the new bulk edit component. Learn more
  • Allowed hostnames for domains — Configure a list of allowed hostnames for your domains to control where your short links can be embedded.
  • Self-hosted status page — Short.io now hosts its own status page for transparent, real-time service health reporting.
  • Integrations page on the website — A new dedicated page showcases all available Short.io integrations in one place.
  • Features page redesigned — The features page on short.io has been completely redesigned with improved layout and animations.
  • AI assistant knowledge base search — The AI assistant can now search the Short.io knowledge base to provide more accurate, documentation-backed answers.
  • Domain expiration email notifications — You now receive an email notification when a domain connected to Short.io is about to expire, so you can renew it in time.
  • Landing page redesign — The short.io main landing page has been redesigned with a new layout, improved dark theme, updated footer, and better mobile navigation.
  • Statistics export to S3 — Export click statistics at the domain level directly to Amazon S3 for advanced analysis in your own data pipeline. Learn more

Improvements​

  • Geo templates available on Hobby plan — Geo-targeting templates are now available to users on the Hobby plan, not just higher tiers.
  • Improved mobile device targeting — iPads and other tablet devices are now correctly detected for mobile targeting rules, fixing cases where iPads were not recognized.
  • Response compression enabled — Short link redirect responses are now compressed, resulting in faster page loads.
  • Dashboard performance boost — Caching improvements make the dashboard load faster, especially for accounts with many links.
  • Reduced landing page animations — The website now respects the "prefers-reduced-motion" browser setting and uses lighter animations overall.
  • Amazon domain restriction — amazonaws.com domains can no longer be added to Short.io, preventing accidental misconfiguration.
  • Hidden statistics URL in public endpoints — The direct statistics URL is no longer exposed in public-facing link endpoints for improved privacy.

Fixes​

  • Conversion tracking fix — Fixed an issue where certain conversions were not being recorded correctly during link redirects.
  • Hostname validation fix — Resolved a validation error that could prevent valid hostnames from being accepted in domain settings.
  • Statistics display for uppercase domains — Fixed an issue where the Top N statistics columns did not display correctly for domains containing uppercase letters.
  • Statistics start-of-day calculation — Fixed the start-of-day timestamp used when calculating statistics for newly created domains.
  • Cloaking plan requirement message — Fixed an incorrect "Pro plan required for cloaking" message that appeared for free plan users during bulk spreadsheet editing.
  • PayPal billing access — Fixed an issue where users who paid with PayPal could not view invoices or update their billing information.
  • Error messages improved — Several user-facing error messages have been corrected for clarity.