Shorten rest MCP for AI Agents

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Shorten rest MCP or direct API to shorten links, generate branded URLs, manage link destinations, and track click analytics through natural language.

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Shorten.REST is a link shortening and management platform for generating branded, trackable URLs. It helps you boost engagement and analyze link performance with advanced analytics.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Shorten rest action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Alias

Tool to create a new alias (short URL) under a specified domain.

Delete Alias

Tool to delete a single alias by providing alias and domain.

Get Aliases

Tool to retrieve all URL aliases of the authenticated user.

Get click data for aliases

Tool to retrieve click data for shortened URLs.

List aliases by domain

Tool to retrieve all alias names associated with your account and a given domain.

Update Alias

Tool to update an existing short URL alias by providing its alias name and domain.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Shorten rest MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["shorten_rest"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Shorten rest and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Shorten this URL: https://www.example.com/summer-sale-offer",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Shorten rest request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Shorten rest API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["shorten_rest"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Shorten rest
3

Run Shorten rest tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Shorten this URL: https://www.example.com/summer-sale-offer" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Shorten rest tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Shorten rest Integration

  • Supports both Shorten rest MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for creating, updating, and tracking Shorten rest links

Managed Auth

  • Built-in API key handling with secure storage
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Shorten rest access
  • Per user and per environment credentials so you never hard-code secrets

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Shorten rest
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Shorten rest resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Shorten rest requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. Learn more.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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