User Guides

Step-by-step setup instructions for every Clypt feature. Pick one and get started in minutes.

AI Artistic QR Codes

QR codes that look like art — and actually scan

NEWPro+

AI QR codes get shared on social media, printed on premium materials, and remembered. Every scan is tracked with full Clypt analytics.

How to set up

1Open any link in your dashboard and click the QR icon
2Switch to the AI Art tab
3Pick a style preset (Watercolor, Cyberpunk, Japanese, etc.) or write a custom prompt
4Optionally add a negative prompt and adjust control weight (higher = more scannable)
5Click Generate — your AI QR code is ready in ~35 seconds
6Download the image or browse your gallery of past generations

Smart A/B Testing

Split traffic, find winners, promote with one click

NEWBusiness+

Test landing pages without code changes, extra tools, or manual traffic splitting. Sticky bucketing ensures each visitor always sees the same variant.

How to set up

1Click the flask icon next to any link in your dashboard
2Add 2–5 destination URLs with labels (e.g., Control, Variant A)
3Set traffic weights (50/50, 70/30, etc.) — must sum to 100
4Click Create Test — traffic splits immediately
5Monitor results: per-variant clicks, share, and statistical confidence
6When confidence hits 95%, promote the winner with one click

Custom Domains

Your brand, your links

Pro+

Branded short links get up to 34% more clicks than generic ones. Every link you share reinforces your brand instead of someone else's.

How to set up

1Go to Dashboard → Domains → Add Domain
2Enter your subdomain (e.g., go.yourcompany.com)
3Copy the CNAME record Clypt provides
4Add the CNAME in your DNS registrar (Cloudflare, Namecheap, etc.)
5Click Verify in Clypt — SSL is auto-provisioned
6New links now use your custom domain by default

Branded QR Codes

Custom colors, your logo, tracked scans

All plans (logo on Pro+)

Every QR scan is tracked with full analytics — device, location, time. Change the destination anytime without reprinting the code.

How to set up

1Create a link or click the QR icon on any existing link
2Open the QR Customizer
3Choose colors, gradients, and corner styles
4Upload your logo (optional, centered automatically)
5Adjust size with the slider (256px–1024px)
6Download as PNG for digital or SVG for print

Analytics Dashboard

Who's clicking, from where, on what

All plans (retention varies)

Stop guessing which campaigns work. Analytics tell you where to double down and what to cut — with data, not hunches.

How to set up

1Click the 📊 icon next to any link, or go to the Analytics tab
2View the time-series chart — toggle 24h / 7d / 30d / 90d
3Check geographic breakdown for top countries and cities
4Review device and browser splits
5See referrer sources to find which channels drive traffic
6Scroll down for the real-time recent clicks feed

UTM Builder

Consistent campaign tracking in seconds

All plans

Consistent UTM naming across your team means clean data in Google Analytics. No more 'twitter' vs 'Twitter' vs 'tw' fragmentation.

How to set up

1Create or edit a link
2Expand the UTM Parameters section
3Fill in Source, Medium, and Campaign (or use presets)
4Optionally add Term and Content for granular tracking
5Parameters are auto-appended to the destination URL
6View UTM-tagged links in your analytics by campaign

Live QR Codes

Print once, update forever

All plans

Physical materials can't be updated, but their destinations can. A restaurant menu QR code can point to a new seasonal menu without reprinting anything.

How to set up

1Create a link — the QR code auto-encodes your Clypt short URL
2Download and print the QR code (menus, flyers, business cards, etc.)
3When you need to change the destination, just edit the link
4The same printed QR code now points to the new page
5All scans continue to be tracked seamlessly

Bulk Link Creation

Hundreds of links in one upload

Pro+

Launching a campaign with 50 product links? Don't create them one by one. Bulk upload handles it in seconds, complete with tags and UTMs.

How to set up

1Go to Dashboard → Bulk
2Paste URLs directly or upload a CSV file
3Map columns: URL, custom slug, tags, folder, UTMs
4Preview the batch and fix any validation errors
5Click Create — all links are generated simultaneously
6Download results as CSV with short URLs and QR download links

AI Click Insights

Ask questions, get answers — not charts

Pro+

Instead of staring at charts trying to spot patterns, the AI tells you exactly what's working, what's not, and what to do about it.

How to set up

1Navigate to Analytics → AI Insights card
2Wait for the AI to analyze your click data (needs 100+ clicks)
3Read the natural language summary and recommendations
4Check per-link insights by clicking into individual link analytics
5Act on suggestions — optimal posting times, underperforming links, audience patterns

REST API & API Keys

Programmable link management

Business+

Automate link creation from CI/CD, build custom dashboards, integrate with Zapier/Make, or let AI agents manage links via MCP.

How to set up

1Go to Dashboard → Settings → API Keys
2Click Generate New Key and choose permissions (scopes)
3Copy the key — it's only shown once
4Use it as a Bearer token: Authorization: Bearer clypt_...
5Hit endpoints at clypt.io/api/v1/links, /tags, /folders, /analytics
6Check the full docs at clypt.io/developers

Tags & Folders

Organize at any scale

All plans

Folders give you hierarchy. Tags give you cross-cutting views. Together, they keep 10,000 links as manageable as 10.

How to set up

1Create folders from Dashboard → sidebar or link creation flow
2Nest subfolders for projects, campaigns, or quarters
3Create tags with custom names and colors
4Assign multiple tags to any link
5Filter your dashboard by tag, folder, or both
6Use the API to manage tags and folders programmatically

MCP Integration

AI agents manage your links natively

Business+

Clypt is on the official MCP Registry. Any MCP-compatible AI client auto-discovers it — no manual config needed.

How to set up

1Generate an API key in Dashboard → Settings
2Install the MCP server: npx -y @bonsai-tech/clypt-mcp
3Set CLYPT_API_KEY as an environment variable
4Your AI agent (Claude, etc.) can now create links, pull analytics, and organize campaigns
5Try: 'Create a tracked short link for this page with UTM source twitter'

Need more detail?

Check out our API documentation for technical integration guides, or read the blog for in-depth feature walkthroughs.