A feature of ZipZy Dashboard

Build trust with branded links.

Replace generic short URLs with your own branded domain. Create professional links, QR codes and landing pages that strengthen your brand using ZipZy Dashboard.

  • SSL issued and renewed for you
  • One CNAME to set up
  • The domain stays yours
Interface preview. Example domain, not a live one.

Try it

See your domain on the link.

Type a domain and a destination to preview the branded link, then run the verification flow. This is a simplified stand-in for the real setup in ZipZy Dashboard.

Use a subdomain you own — go. or link. is the usual choice.

The record you would add

Type
CNAME
Host
brand
Value
cname.zipzy.in

Preview

Destination

https://example.com/product

Branded link

brand.company.com/product

  • SSL enabledPending
  • DNS connectedPending
  • Analytics enabledPending
Connect your domain

A preview of the flow. No DNS lookup is performed here — the real check runs in ZipZy Dashboard.

Inside ZipZy Dashboard

One domain. Every surface your brand touches.

Custom Domains is included with ZipZy Dashboard — the same domain serves your short links, your QR codes and your landing pages, with the certificate handled for you.

Why branded links

The domain is the only part of a link people read.

Nobody parses a slug before they tap. They glance at the domain and decide whether this is from someone they know. That decision is the whole argument for owning it.

  • Brand trust

    The domain is the only part of a link most people read. Yours says who sent it; a shared shortener says nothing.

  • Click-through

    A recognisable link asks for less faith than an opaque one. Fewer people stall at the decision to tap.

  • Professional appearance

    In an invoice, a proposal or a signature, a generic shortener reads as disposable. Your domain doesn't.

  • Better marketing

    Slugs you choose — /summer-sale, /pricing — are readable aloud, printable, and easy to remember.

  • Customer confidence

    Shared shorteners get abused by phishers, so they get filtered. A domain you control keeps its own reputation.

  • The practical one

    You own the DNS. If you ever leave ZipZy, point the record elsewhere and every link you already printed keeps working.

Setup

Four steps, one DNS record.

This is the whole process. It is a numbered list because the order genuinely matters — the certificate cannot be issued until the record resolves.

  1. 1

    Add your domain

    Paste the domain or subdomain you want links to live on — most teams use a subdomain like go. or link.

  2. 2

    Update DNS

    Add the record we show you at your registrar. It is one CNAME, and nothing else on the domain is touched.

    The DNS record to add at your registrar
    TypeHostValue
    CNAMEgocname.zipzy.in
  3. 3

    Verify the domain

    ZipZy checks the record and issues the certificate. If DNS has not propagated yet, we tell you what is missing rather than just failing.

  4. 4

    Start creating links

    Your domain appears in the dropdown whenever you create a link, a QR code or a landing page.

Propagation can take up to 24–48 hours depending on your registrar's TTL. ZipZy keeps re-checking and tells you which record is missing rather than failing silently. Registrar-specific guides are in the docs.

Security

A shared shortener shares its reputation. Yours doesn't.

Public shorteners get used by phishers, then get filtered by inbox providers and corporate proxies — and your legitimate campaign gets caught in the same net. A domain you control has only your traffic on it.

  • SSL certificates

    Issued on verification and renewed automatically before they expire.

  • HTTPS enforced

    Requests are upgraded, so a link never resolves over plain HTTP.

  • DNS validation

    A domain only goes live once the record you added actually resolves.

  • Secure redirects

    Destinations are validated on save, and links can be expired or password-protected.

  • Reputation you own

    Your domain is not shared with strangers, so nobody else's spam can get it blocked.

Where it shows up

Seven places your domain does the talking.

Every one of these is a moment where someone decides whether to trust the link in front of them — and most of them are printed, where you get exactly one chance.

  • Email campaignsLinks on your own domain look less like a redirect and get filtered less often.
  • Social mediaThe domain shows in the preview card. Make it say your name.
  • Offline marketingA short branded URL is something a person can read off a banner and type.
  • Print campaignsInserts and posters carry a link that stays yours long after the print run.
  • Business cardsgo.yourcompany.com/priya beats a random six-character slug on a card.
  • PackagingOn-pack codes resolve through your domain, and the destination stays editable.
  • EventsOne domain, a slug per stand or session, and attribution for each of them.

  • Tag the traffic while you are at it

    A branded link tells people who sent it. A UTM tells you which campaign did.

    UTM builderBio links

Why ZipZy Dashboard

A domain is worth more when everything runs on it.

Connecting a domain to a shortener gets you branded links. Connecting it to ZipZy Dashboard gets you branded links, branded QR codes and branded landing pages — from one workspace.

ZipZy Dashboard compared with traditional URL shorteners
CapabilityZipZy Dashboard
Branded domainsConnect your own, with SSL handledTraditional: A paid upgrade, often one domain only
QR codesDynamic codes on your domainTraditional: Static export on theirs
Landing pagesPublished on the same domainTraditional: Not offered
AnalyticsClicks, scans and page views togetherTraditional: Click counts only
UTM builderCampaign tags applied at creationTraditional: Copy from a spreadsheet
APIDomains and links, programmaticallyTraditional: Limited or enterprise-only
TeamsShared domains with rolesTraditional: Single account
White labelYour domain end to end, no vendor brandingTraditional: Their name on the redirect

Describes the common entry tier of general-purpose URL shorteners. Competitor capabilities change — check their current plans before deciding.

For developers

Domains your platform can provision.

If you onboard clients, each one can get their own branded domain without anyone opening the dashboard. Add it, poll the status, publish links on it.

  • REST API

    Add a domain, read its verification state, publish links on it.

  • Webhooks

    Fired when a domain verifies, a certificate renews, or a link is clicked.

  • Automation

    A domain per client or per brand, provisioned by your own onboarding flow.

  • Bulk domain management

    Agencies and platforms can manage hundreds of domains from one workspace.

Read the developer docs
POST /v1/domains201 Created
curl -X POST https://api.zipzy.in/v1/domains \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ZIPZY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "hostname": "go.yourcompany.com",
    "workspace": "ws_9f2c",
    "verify": true
  }'
{
  "hostname": "go.yourcompany.com",
  "status": "pending_dns",
  "record": { "type": "CNAME", "host": "go", "value": "cname.zipzy.in" },
  "ssl": "auto"
}

Pricing

Bring your own domain on the plans that support it.

See pricing

  • Free

    ₹0

    forever

    Links and codes on a shared ZipZy domain.

  • Starter

    ₹—

    per month

    Higher limits, still on a shared domain.

  • Basic

    ₹—

    per month

    One custom domain with automatic SSL.

  • Pro

    ₹—

    per month

    Multiple domains, teams and API access.

  • Enterprise

    Talk to us

    Bulk domains, white label and SSO.

Custom domains are available from the Basic plan up. The Free and Starter plans publish on a shared ZipZy domain. See the pricing page for current per-plan domain limits.

FAQ

What people ask before connecting a domain.

What is a custom domain for short links?
A custom domain publishes your short links on a domain you own — go.yourcompany.com/summer-sale rather than a shared shortener's address. In ZipZy Dashboard the same domain also serves your QR codes and landing pages, so everything a customer sees carries your name.
What is a branded URL shortener?
A branded shortener is a link shortener that runs on your domain instead of a public one. The recipient recognises the sender before clicking, and the link's reputation belongs to you rather than to whoever else happens to use the same shared domain.
How do I connect a custom domain?
Add the domain in ZipZy Dashboard, then add the single CNAME record we show you at your registrar. ZipZy checks the record, issues the SSL certificate, and the domain appears in the dropdown whenever you create a link. Nothing else on the domain is affected.
Do I need a new domain, or can I use my main one?
Use a subdomain of the domain you already own — go.yourcompany.com or link.yourcompany.com is the usual choice. Pointing an entire root domain at a link shortener would take over your website, which is almost never what you want.
Is SSL included?
Yes. Certificates are issued when the domain verifies and renewed automatically before they expire. Requests are upgraded to HTTPS, so a branded link never resolves over plain HTTP.
How long does DNS verification take?
Usually minutes, though DNS propagation can take up to 24–48 hours depending on your registrar and TTL. ZipZy re-checks in the background and tells you exactly which record is missing or wrong rather than failing silently.
How many domains can I connect?
Paid plans support connecting multiple domains to one workspace, which is what agencies and multi-brand teams need. The Free plan publishes links on a shared ZipZy domain. See the pricing page for the limit on each plan.
What happens to my links if I leave ZipZy?
The domain is yours — you own the DNS. Point the record somewhere else and the links resolve there instead. That is the practical argument for a branded domain: you can leave without breaking the links you already printed.
Do custom domains work with QR codes and landing pages?
Yes. A dynamic QR code resolves through your domain, and landing pages publish on it too. A printed code, the link in the email and the page it opens all sit under the same name.
Does a custom domain affect analytics?
No — clicks and scans on your domain report into the same real-time view as everything else, with country, city, device, browser, referrer and UTM parameters. The domain changes what the recipient sees, not what you can measure.

Start using your own domain.

Custom Domains is included in ZipZy Dashboard, across your short links, QR codes and landing pages. Add one CNAME and the certificate is handled for you.

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