STEP 1
Select YOURLS in workflow
Pick YOURLS app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.
YOURLS Integration
Self-hosted URL shortener with click statistics. Connect YOURLS campaigns and audiences to CRM, advertising, and analytics workflows. When Expand URL arrives, automatically continue with Get DB Stats or Get Link Stats.
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Supported triggers and actions for YOURLS integration
Triggers can detect changes in YOURLS and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside YOURLS automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.
- Expand URLExpands a short URL to the original address.
- Get DB StatsReads the total number of links and clicks.
- Get Link StatsLists short URLs and their click counts.
- Get URL StatsReads click statistics for one short URL.
- Get VersionReads the YOURLS version.
- Make an API CallCalls any path on your YOURLS site.
- Shorten URLCreates a short URL.
How to integrate YOURLS in automation workflow?
3 simple steps to make your YOURLS connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.
STEP 2
Connect YOURLS
When prompted, authorize access to YOURLS in WEXTL once. YOURLS credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].
WEXTL wants to integrate with your YOURLS account. Approve?
STEP 3
Build a workflow
Build your workflow with YOURLS yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect YOURLS to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.
YOURLS
How YOURLS connects and integrates with WEXTL
Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever YOURLS app is called in workflows. That allows your marketing automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that YOURLS supports.
The following table illustrates what fields YOURLS integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].
Connect YOURLS
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API Signature*Text
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Demonstration of YOURLS connection step inside WEXTL Workflow Builder [4].
| Field | Type | Help |
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Site URLRequired | text | Your site, with no trailing slash. Example: https://short.example.com |
API SignatureRequired | password | The token from Tools, Secure passwordless API. This is not your login password. |
Signature StyleRequired | select | Timestamp signs each request. Static sends the token as the signature. |
Connect YOURLS to popular apps on WEXTL
Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with YOURLS below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with YOURLS. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.
Example automation with YOURLS integration
Select Expand URL action from YOURLS - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in YOURLS, workflow will start [7] from Expand URL node.
Search for Shorten URL, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Expand URL and Shorten URL, so only important data pass from Expand URL to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of YOURLS automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].
YOURLS on WEXTL has 7 modules for combining marketing automations. Explore YOURLS documentation for more.
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Demonstration of how visual YOURLS automation [6] looks in WEXTL.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about automating YOURLS in your workflows.
YOURLS has no triggers, but it provides 7 actions including "Expand URL", "Get DB Stats", and "Get Link Stats". Pair them with triggers from other apps to automate YOURLS tasks.
Integration has 7 actions, including "Expand URL", "Get DB Stats", and "Get Link Stats", and more. Refer to our YOURLS Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.
No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].
Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.
The YOURLS integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by YOURLS official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.
Absolutely. Where YOURLS provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever YOURLS or any other service sends event to webhook URL.
WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for YOURLS inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with YOURLS modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.
References
List of sources used to gather information about the YOURLS integration.
- YOURLS integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
- Internal YOURLS integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
- Official YOURLS vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
- WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
- WEXTL® Apps Library
- WEXTL® YOURLS App Documentation
- WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
- WEXTL® HTTP node documentation