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Getting Started with Brevr

Getting started with Brevr takes less than 10 minutes. This guide walks you through creating your account, making your first short link, reading your analytics, and setting up your workspace for your team.

What You’ll Learn

  • How to create a Brevr account (no credit card on Free)
  • How to create and share your first short link
  • Where to find clicks, countries, devices, and referrers
  • How to set up your workspace with a team and custom domain

How Brevr Works

Brevr is a link management platform. You paste a long URL, Brevr shortens it, and every click is tracked automatically. You can add custom domains, build QR codes from any link, and route visitors to different pages based on their country or device.

📸 Screenshot: Brevr dashboard overview showing the Links list, sidebar navigation, and Create Link button

Step 1: Create Your Account

Go to brevr.one/register to open the sign-up page. Choose Google sign-in for one click, or enter your email and a password. Confirm your email if prompted — you’ll get a verification link within a minute. No credit card is required on the Free plan.

  1. Click the Create Link button in your dashboard header.
  2. Paste your long destination URL into the URL field.
  3. Enter a custom alias if you want a branded path — for example, brevr.one/my-campaign. Leave it blank to get an auto-generated code.
  4. Click Create — your short link is live and ready to share immediately.

📸 Screenshot: The Create Link modal with the destination URL field, alias field, and Create button highlighted

What Each Dashboard Section Does

Once your link is created, you’ll see the full dashboard. Here’s what each section contains.

SectionWhat It Shows
LinksAll your short links and their click counts
QR CodesAll your QR codes
AnalyticsAggregate performance across all links
DomainsYour custom domains
SettingsAccount, team, billing, API keys

Step 3: View Your Analytics

Click any link in your dashboard to open its detail page. You’ll see click volume over time, top countries and cities, referral sources, and device and browser breakdown. Analytics update in near real-time — clicks you generate right now will appear within seconds.

📸 Screenshot: Link analytics detail page showing a click-over-time chart, country breakdown, and device split

Brevr automatically filters known bots on paid plans. This keeps your click counts accurate and your data useful for reporting.

Step 4: Set Up Your Workspace

This step is optional but recommended if you’re working with a team or using Brevr professionally.

  • Invite team members — Go to Settings → Team, click Invite Member, enter their email, and choose a role: Admin, Editor, or Viewer.
  • Add a custom domain — Go to Domains, click Add Domain, and follow the DNS setup steps. Your links will use your own branded domain instead of brevr.one.
  • Connect integrations — Go to Settings → Integrations to add API keys, configure webhooks, or install tracking pixels.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a credit card required to start?

No. The Free plan requires no credit card. You can create an account and start making short links immediately. A card is only needed when you upgrade to a paid plan.

Bulk import is not available in the dashboard yet. If you have a large set of links to migrate from another platform, contact our support team and we’ll help you get them imported.

Instantly. As soon as you click Create, your short link is live and will redirect correctly. There is no propagation delay for links hosted on brevr.one. Custom domain links are live immediately after domain verification completes.

You won’t be able to create new links until the next billing period resets your count, or until you upgrade to a plan with a higher limit. Your existing links continue to work and redirect normally — exceeding the limit only blocks new link creation, not your existing ones.

Watch the Full Walkthrough

🎬 Video walkthrough: Getting started with Brevr — account to first link — ~4 min

Walk through every step below with the screenshots to follow along at your own pace.

Step 1: Open the Sign-Up Page and Create Your Account

Go to brevr.one/register and choose either Google sign-in for a one-click setup, or enter your email and a password. If prompted, confirm your email using the verification link sent to your inbox. No credit card is required on the Free plan.

📸 Screenshot: The Brevr sign-up page showing the Google sign-in button, email field, password field, and a “No credit card required” note below the sign-up button

Step 2: Explore the Dashboard

After signing in you’ll land on the main dashboard. Take a moment to orient yourself — the sidebar shows Links, QR Codes, Analytics, Domains, and Settings. The Links list in the center will be empty until you create your first link.

📸 Screenshot: Brevr dashboard overview showing the empty Links list, sidebar navigation with all five sections visible, and the Create Link button in the header

Click the Create Link button in the dashboard header. Paste your long destination URL into the URL field. Optionally enter a custom alias — for example brevr.one/my-campaign — or leave it blank to get an auto-generated code. Click Create to make the link live.

📸 Screenshot: The Create Link modal open on screen with the destination URL field filled in, the alias field showing an example slug, and the Create button highlighted

Once created, your new short link appears at the top of the Links list. Click the copy icon next to it to copy it to your clipboard. Paste it anywhere — an email, a social post, or a campaign brief — and it will redirect immediately.

📸 Screenshot: The Links list with the newly created short link at the top, the copy icon highlighted, and a “Copied!” tooltip visible

Click on any link in your dashboard to open its detail page. You’ll see a click-over-time chart, top countries and cities, referral sources, and a device and browser breakdown. Analytics update in near real-time — clicks appear within seconds.

📸 Screenshot: Link analytics detail page showing the click-over-time chart, a country breakdown table, and a device split donut chart

Step 6: Set Up Your Workspace

Go to Settings → Team to invite members by email and assign them an Admin, Editor, or Viewer role. Then go to Domains to add a custom domain so your links use your own branded URL instead of brevr.one.

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