# Shorten URL (with Polr) | Shortcuts Library

> A Shortcut to shorten URLs using the self-hosted Polr URL shortening service.

## What this shortcut does

A Shortcut to shorten URLs using the self-hosted Polr URL shortening service.
In addition to your vanilla Polr URL shortening, this Shortcut supports has following optional capabilities:
Generate custom URLs
Generate 'public' and 'private' URLs
Generate a QR code of your shortened URL
The Shortcut uses iCloud Drive for credential storage and both the URL and API key can be found in Base64 at the following location:
/Shortcuts/Shorten URL (with Polr)/config.json
Before running the Shortcut I'd recommend to read through the workflow so that you are aware of and are comfortable with how it works.

## Compatibility

iPhone, iPad

## Required apps



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