ExaLink API
by ExaLink API
What ExaLink API is
ExaLink API is a link-management and analytics API from ExaLink API in Accra, Ghana. It creates short URLs on sndx.in, with optional custom slugs and verified custom domains, for links shared through SMS, WhatsApp, email, or other channels. Analytics report total and unique clicks, conversions, countries, devices, referrers, and time-based results, with unlimited retention. UTM fields can record source, medium, campaign, term, and content. Links may require passwords, expire at a chosen timestamp, or stop after a maximum number of clicks. Real-time exalink.click and exalink.converted webhooks notify connected systems. The overview states p95 edge redirect latency below 50 ms, analytics visibility of about one second, and a limit of 100 requests per second per API key. REST requests use HTTP Basic Auth with a Base64 token from the Sendexa dashboard. HTTPS is required, and HMAC-SHA256 webhook verification is recommended. ExaLink is marked Beta, though its documentation says production use is supported. The free ExaLink API plan costs nothing and includes smart short links, click analytics, branded domains, QR codes, and webhooks. A 14-day trial is also listed.
Who it suits
It suits developers and campaign teams creating trackable links for SMS, WhatsApp, email, gated downloads, or attribution workflows. API users needing custom domains, webhooks, and retained analytics can use its free plan.
What it does well
- Unlimited analytics retention
- Custom slugs and verified domains
- Password, expiry, and click-limit controls
- Real-time webhook events
- Free plan and 14-day trial
What to know first
- API is marked Beta
- 100 requests per second per API key
- HTTPS and webhook signature verification require implementation
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| ExaLink API | Smart short links, QR codes, and click analytics | On request |
As developers.sendexa.co lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
ExaLink API covers short-link creation, detailed tracking, access controls, and event webhooks through a REST interface. Its free plan provides the core link and analytics tools, while the Beta label signals that fields may change before general availability.
Facts from ExaLink API's own pages
- Access controls
- Links can be password-protected, given an expiry timestamp, or capped at a maximum number of clicks. · developers.sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- The API reports total and unique clicks, conversions, countries, devices, referrers, and timeseries. · developers.sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
- Analytics retention
- unlimited · sendexa.co, 20 Sept 2026
- API access
- Yes · sendexa.co, 20 Sept 2026
- Authentication
- ExaLink REST requests use HTTP Basic Auth with a Base64 token from the Sendexa dashboard. · developers.sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
- Beta status
- ExaLink is marked Beta; the docs say its API is usable in production, though fields may gain optional properties before general availability. · developers.sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
- Custom domains
- Yes · sendexa.co, 20 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · sendexa.co, 20 Sept 2026
- Free trial
- Sendexa advertises a 14-day free trial with credits for each product, and says its APIs can be tested before committing. · sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Accra, Ghana · developers.sendexa.co, 28 Sept 2026
- Performance and limits
- The overview states a p95 edge redirect latency below 50 ms, analytics visibility of about one second, and a rate limit of 100 requests per second per API key. · developers.sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ExaLink builds trackable communication experiences with short links and analytics for links shared through SMS, WhatsApp, email, or other channels. · developers.sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- Sendexa says API connections require HTTPS and recommends verifying webhook signatures with HMAC-SHA256. · developers.sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
- Short links
- It creates short URLs on sndx.in and supports optional custom slugs and verified custom domains. · developers.sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Sendexa's pricing page advertises 24/7 global support and lists [email protected] and +233 50 801 8181. · sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The docs describe SMS and WhatsApp calls to action, gated downloads, and campaign attribution as common use cases. · developers.sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
- UTM tagging
- Links can include UTM source, medium, campaign, term, and content parameters. · developers.sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
- Webhooks
- ExaLink supports real-time exalink.click and exalink.converted webhook events. · developers.sendexa.co, 12 Oct 2026
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