linktwin

n8n community node for LinkTwin - Deep Linking & URL Shortener — Turn any link into a smart deep link that opens directly in the right app (YouTube, Amazon, Spotify & 100+ apps) or in the user's external browser, boosting clicks and conversions

Package Information

Released: 4 mo ago
Downloads: 23 weekly / 87 monthly
Latest Version: 1.0.8
Author: LinkTwin

Available Nodes

LinkTwin - Deep Linking & URL Shortener icon
LinkTwin - Deep Linking & URL Shortener
Turn any link into a smart deep link that opens directly in the right app (YouTube, Amazon, Spotify & 100+ apps) or external browser, boosting clicks and conversions

Documentation

n8n-nodes-linktwin

This is an n8n community node for LinkTwin - Deep Linking & URL Shortener — turn any link into a smart deep link that opens directly in the right app (YouTube, Amazon, Spotify & 100+ apps) or in the user's external browser (Safari, Chrome, etc.), bypassing clunky in-app browsers and boosting clicks and conversions.

Features

  • Create Deep Links - Turn any URL into a smart deep link with custom aliases, tracking pixels, and metadata
  • Get Link Details - Retrieve full information about any deep link
  • List/Search Links - Filter and paginate through your deep links
  • Update Links - Modify destinations, settings, and metadata
  • Delete Links - Remove unwanted deep links
  • Get Statistics - Pull detailed click analytics with geo, device, browser, and referrer data

Installation

Community Nodes (Recommended)

  1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
  2. Select Install
  3. Enter n8n-nodes-linktwin and click Install

Manual Installation

cd ~/.n8n/nodes
npm install n8n-nodes-linktwin

Then restart n8n.

Credentials

  1. Log in to LinkTwin
  2. Go to Settings → Developer API Key
  3. Copy your API key
  4. In n8n, create a new LinkTwin API credential
  5. Paste your API key and save

Operations

Deep Links

Operation Description
Create Turn any URL into a smart deep link
Get Get details of a specific link by ID or short URL
List List all links with optional filters
Update Update an existing link
Delete Permanently delete a link

Statistics

Operation Description
Get Get click statistics for a link (clicks, geo, devices, referrers)

Create & Update Fields

When creating or updating a deep link, you can configure the following fields:

Basic

Field Description
Destination URL The URL to turn into a smart deep link (required for create)
Custom Alias Custom slug for the short URL (e.g., my-campaign creates linktw.in/my-campaign)
Domain Branded domain to use instead of the default linktw.in
Collections Organize links into folders/groups
Tracking Pixels Attach Facebook, Google, TikTok, or GTM pixels for conversion tracking
Display Title Custom title shown on your LinkTwin dashboard (does not affect the link preview)
Internal Note Private note only visible to you

Link Protection & Expiration

Field Description
Password Require a password before redirecting
Click Limit Automatically expire the link after a set number of clicks
Expiry Date Set a date and time when the link stops working
Expiration Redirect URL to redirect visitors to after the link expires

Social Sharing (Meta Tags)

Override the link preview that appears when shared on social media or messaging apps:

Field Description
Custom Title Override the og:title for social previews
Custom Description Override the og:description
Custom Image URL Override the og:image (preview thumbnail)

Targeting

Device Targeting

Send users to different URLs based on their device:

Field Description
Device Target device: iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone
Redirect URL URL to redirect users on that device

You can add multiple device targets. Users on non-targeted devices go to the default destination.

Geo Targeting

Redirect users based on their country:

Field Description
Country Two-letter country code (e.g., US, DE, JP)
Redirect URL URL to redirect users from that country

You can add multiple geo targets. Users from non-targeted countries go to the default destination.

Language Targeting

Redirect users based on their browser language:

Field Description
Language Two-letter language code (e.g., en, de, fr)
Redirect URL URL to redirect users with that browser language

A/B Testing

Split traffic between two URL variants to test which performs better:

Field Description
Variant A URL First URL variant
Variant B URL Second URL variant

Traffic is split evenly between the variants. Use the Statistics operation to compare performance.

Custom Parameters

Append query parameters to the destination URL:

Field Description
Parameter Name e.g., utm_source, utm_campaign, ref
Parameter Value e.g., newsletter, spring-sale, partner123

Example Workflows

Auto-create deep links from new content

[Trigger: New Blog Post] → [LinkTwin: Create] → [Slack: Send Short URL]

Automatically generate a deep link whenever you publish, and share it with your team.

Weekly analytics dashboard

[Schedule: Every Monday] → [LinkTwin: List] → [LinkTwin: Get Statistics] → [Google Sheets: Append Row]

Build a spreadsheet of click stats across all your links, refreshed weekly.

Bulk link creation from a spreadsheet

[Google Sheets: Get Rows] → [LinkTwin: Create] → [Google Sheets: Update Row with Short URL]

Import a list of URLs, create deep links for each, and write the short URLs back.

Geo-targeted app download links

[Webhook: Receive Request] → [LinkTwin: Create with Device Targeting] → [Respond with Short URL]

Create a single link that sends iOS users to the App Store, Android users to the Play Store, and desktop users to your website.

A/B test landing pages

[Form Trigger] → [LinkTwin: Create with A/B Testing] → [Wait 7 days] → [LinkTwin: Get Statistics] → [IF: Compare Clicks] → [Slack: Send Winner]

Create an A/B link, wait a week, then automatically report which variant got more clicks.

Expiring promo links for flash sales

[Schedule: Sale Start] → [LinkTwin: Create with Expiry + Redirect] → [Email: Send Promo]

Create a link that expires after 24 hours and redirects to a "sale ended" page afterward.

Multi-language campaign

[HTTP Request: Get Campaign Data] → [LinkTwin: Create with Language Targeting] → [Database: Store Links]

Create one link that redirects German users to /de, French users to /fr, and everyone else to /en.

Influencer campaign tracker

[Google Sheets: Get Influencers] → [LinkTwin: Create with Custom Alias per Influencer] → [Schedule: Weekly] → [LinkTwin: Get Statistics] → [Google Sheets: Update Stats]

Give each influencer a branded link (e.g., linktw.in/sarah, linktw.in/mike), then automatically pull click stats into a shared spreadsheet.

Clean up expired links

[Schedule: Daily] → [LinkTwin: List] → [IF: Expired] → [LinkTwin: Delete] → [Slack: Notify]

Automatically find and delete links past their expiry date, and notify your team.

Dynamic Dropdowns

When creating or updating links, the node provides dynamic dropdowns for:

  • Collections - Your link organization folders (accepts names or IDs)
  • Domains - Your branded domains (e.g., linktw.in, custom domains)
  • Tracking Pixels - Facebook, Google, TikTok, GTM pixels (accepts names or IDs)

Resources

License

MIT

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