Plung Developer Platform Is Live

The Plung developer platform is live today. This release introduces our v2 API and a dedicated Developer Console to manage your integrations.

What Shipped

We deployed the following core components:

• Developer Console: Available at plung.co/console. This is the control plane for your integrations.
• API Key Management: You can now create, revoke, and manage per-project API keys directly from your dashboard.
• Pricing Tiers: We now offer four plans: Free, Hobby, Indie, and Pro. These tiers balance resource usage across our infrastructure while providing reliable endpoints for production applications.
• Rate Limits & Quotas: The v2 API enforces strict per-key rate limits and monthly request quotas based on your active plan.
• Usage Dashboard: The console provides a real-time view into your API consumption so you know your exact request volume.
• Billing Provider: We integrated Paddle to handle subscription billing. This supports global payment methods, including major credit and debit cards from Africa (e.g., Nigeria), Europe, and the US.

What Stayed the Same

The existing v1 API is completely unchanged.

• The v1 endpoints remain free and unauthenticated.
• It still operates strictly on IP-based rate limiting.
• No existing integrations are broken. We will maintain v1 indefinitely.

How to Get Started

To begin using the authenticated v2 API:

1. Go to plung.co/console and log in using GitHub or a magic email link.
2. Navigate to the API Keys section and create a new key.
3. Pass that key in the Authorization: Bearer ... header with your requests to /v2/shorten.

curl -X POST https://api.plung.co/v2/shorten \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com"}'

A Note on the Free Tier

The Free plan is free forever. It gives you 2,000 API calls per month, which handles basic URL shortening. If you are building a small personal project or testing our endpoints, the Free plan is enough.

If your application requires custom aliases, link expiration control, password protection, or batch shortening endpoints, you will need to upgrade to a paid plan. Check the pricing page for the exact feature matrix.