X-Links
Picks a slug people remember
Choose the words after the slash, or let X-Links make a random eight-character one.
Custom slugspring-sale
x-links.ca/spring-saleAvailable
Short links with QR codes
Shorten long URLs, print them as QR codes and see clicks by country, browser and referrer. Free for up to 10 links.
Long URL
https://shop.example.com/collections/spring-2027?ref=newsletter&id=88213
Short link
x-links.ca/spring-saleCopy
Active
x-links.ca/spring-sale
Clicks this week
1,284
Every link in one place. Search, edit or switch off any of them.
Each link shows its clicks for today, this week and all time, with its QR code ready to scan or download. See the plans
Spring salex-links.ca/spring-sale1,284
Menu PDFx-links.ca/menu842
Job posting: designerx-links.ca/hiring310
Podcast episode 41x-links.ca/ep41227
Conference slidesx-links.ca/Zq8vR1196
Event sign-up formx-links.ca/rsvp154
Product manualx-links.ca/manual-v288
Store opening hoursx-links.ca/hours61
Newsletter archivex-links.ca/k3P0aX45
Spring sale
x-links.ca/spring-sale
Today212
This week1,284
All time4,906
Top countries
- Canada612
- United States401
- France138
Top referrers
- instagram.com520
- Newsletter311
- Direct287
Short links you control. Change where they go, when they work and how they look.
Prints a QR code for each link
Scans count as clicks, so posters and packaging show up in your analytics.
x-links.ca/menu
Turns links off on a date
Set a start and end date. Outside it, visitors see a clear expired page.
Active fromMar 1, 2027
UntilApr 30, 2027
A REST API for your own tools. On the Pro and Business plans.
- Same rules as the dashboard: plan limits, slug checks, http(s) only
- Tokens are shown once and stored as fingerprints
- 120 requests a minute per address
POST/api/v1/short_linkscreates a linkGET/api/v1/short_linkslists your links401Missing or wrong token403Plan without API access422Invalid URL or slug, with the reasons
$ curl -X POST https://x-links.ca/api/v1/short_links \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Token token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \ -d '{"link": {"target": "https://shop.example.com/spring", "slug": "spring-sale"}}' HTTP/1.1 201 Created { "original_url": "https://shop.example.com/spring", "slug": "spring-sale", "short_url": "https://x-links.ca/spring-sale", "title": "API Link - 2027/03/01 09:41:12" }
Plans and prices. Monthly, in Canadian dollars. Cancel any time.
Free
For trying it out and personal links.
$0CAD / month
Create free account
- Up to 10 links
- Random eight-character slugs
- QR codes on 2 links
- Click totals per link
- A short X-Links page before each redirect
Pro
For creators and small teams sharing links every week.
$5CAD / month
Create account
- Unlimited links
- Custom slugs
- Change a link's destination at any time
- Start and end dates
- QR codes on 10 links
- Countries, cities, browsers and referrers
- REST API access
- A short X-Links page before each redirect
Business
For brands running campaigns at scale.
$29CAD / month
Create account
- Everything in Pro
- QR codes on every link
- UTM tags added for you
- CSV export of every click
- Direct redirects with no X-Links page
- Meta Pixel and Google Analytics on your links