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Short.io Node for shortening and managing links

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Statistics → Get Link Statistics

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Overview

This node operation retrieves statistical data for a specific short link from Short.io. It is useful for analyzing the performance and usage of shortened URLs over various time periods, such as today, yesterday, last 7 days, last 30 days, last month, all time, or a custom date range. Practical applications include monitoring click trends, understanding user engagement, and optimizing marketing campaigns by examining detailed click statistics.

Use Case Examples

  1. A marketing team uses this node to get click statistics for a promotional short link over the last 30 days to evaluate campaign effectiveness.
  2. A website owner retrieves daily click data for a short link to track user engagement and adjust content strategy accordingly.

Properties

Name Meaning
Short Link Identifier The unique identifier or path segment of the short link for which statistics are requested. It can be provided as a path or an ID string.
Period The time period over which to retrieve statistics, such as today, yesterday, last 7 days, last 30 days, last month, all time, or a custom date range.
Start Date The start date for the custom date range to retrieve statistics (required if period is custom).
End Date The end date for the custom date range to retrieve statistics (required if period is custom).
Additional Fields Optional parameters to customize the statistics retrieval, including the interval for click chart data and whether to skip top records like referer, browser, and country.

Output

JSON

  • totalClicks - Total number of clicks on the short link during the specified period.
  • clicksByInterval - Click statistics aggregated by the selected interval (hour, day, week, or month).
  • topReferers - Top referring sources for the short link clicks, if not skipped.
  • topBrowsers - Top browsers used by visitors clicking the short link, if not skipped.
  • topCountries - Top countries from which the short link was accessed, if not skipped.

Dependencies

  • Requires an API key credential for Short.io to authenticate requests.

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the short link identifier is correctly specified as either path or ID; incorrect identifiers will cause errors.
  • If using a custom date range, both start and end dates must be provided and valid.
  • API rate limits or authentication errors may occur if the API key is invalid or missing.

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