Quickstart

#Create your account

1. Sign up
   Go to app.cloakingurl.com/signup and enter a work email and a password of at least 8 characters, or continue with Google. The organization name is optional.
2. Confirm your email
   We send a confirmation link straight away. Until you click it, the dashboard shows a reminder banner with a Resend email button.
3. You start in a free project
   Every account gets a project called Default on the Free plan: 1 custom domain, 500 links and 10,000 tracked clicks a month, no card needed.

#Connect a domain

Short links always run on a domain you own. Use a subdomain you don't use for anything else, such as go.yourbrand.com.

1. Add it
   Open Domains in the sidebar, type go.yourbrand.com and click Add domain.
2. Create one DNS record
   At your DNS provider, add a CNAME record for go pointing to edge.cloakingurl.com.
3. Verify
   Back in Domains, click Verify. When the status turns active, SSL is issued automatically.

The Custom domains guide covers root domains, Cloudflare and troubleshooting.

#Create your first link

Click + Create Link in the top bar.

Your link is now live at https://go.yourbrand.com/spring. Leave the slug empty and we generate a random 7-character one. The link opens on its detail page, where tabs add routing, A/B tests, schedules and protection.

#Test it

Open the short link in a private window. You should land on the destination, and the click appears on the link and on the Overviews page within a few seconds.

#Where to go next

• Smart routing to send each country or device to its own page.
• A/B testing to split traffic between two landing pages.
• Schedule & click limits for campaigns with an end date.
• Users, teams & roles to bring in your colleagues.