diff --git a/api/handlers/tracking.go b/api/handlers/tracking.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83b2d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/handlers/tracking.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+
+	"terminalShop/pkg/database"
+	"terminalShop/pkg/models"
+)
+
+// TrackingRedirect resolves an order ID and 302s to the carrier's tracking URL.
+// Public (no auth) so the URL stays short enough to copy from any TUI width.
+func TrackingRedirect(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	idStr := chi.URLParam(r, "id")
+	id, err := strconv.ParseUint(idStr, 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "bad order id", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var order models.Order
+	if err := database.GetDB().Select("tracking_url").Where("id = ?", uint(id)).First(&order).Error; err != nil {
+		http.NotFound(w, r)
+		return
+	}
+	if order.TrackingURL == "" {
+		http.NotFound(w, r)
+		return
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, order.TrackingURL, http.StatusFound)
+}
diff --git a/api/routes/routes.go b/api/routes/routes.go
index fd26eae..c162203 100644
--- a/api/routes/routes.go
+++ b/api/routes/routes.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func SetupRoutes(
 
 	// Short payment redirect and success page — no auth required.
 	r.Get("/pay/{token}", handlers.PayRedirect)
+	r.Get("/t/{id}", handlers.TrackingRedirect)
 	r.Get("/card-added", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html")
 		w.Write([]byte(`<!DOCTYPE html><html><body style="font-family:monospace;text-align:center;padding:4rem"><h2>Card added.</h2><p>You can close this tab.</p></body></html>`))
diff --git a/pkg/tui/account_orders.go b/pkg/tui/account_orders.go
index e9b622c..d14085b 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/account_orders.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/account_orders.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (m Model) buildOrderDetailView(order models.Order, _ int) string {
 			b.WriteString("\n")
 		}
 		if order.TrackingURL != "" {
-			b.WriteString(hyperlink(dimStyle.Render(fmt.Sprintf("  View on %s ->", order.Carrier)), order.TrackingURL))
+			b.WriteString(dimStyle.Render(fmt.Sprintf("  https://api.sshops.uk/t/%d", order.ID)))
 			b.WriteString("\n")
 		}
 	}
@@ -249,10 +249,3 @@ func (m Model) displayStyle(k models.DisplayKind) lipgloss.Style {
 	return m.theme.TextHighlight()
 }
 
-// hyperlink wraps label in OSC 8 escape sequences so supporting terminals
-// render it as a clickable link to url. Uses BEL (\x07) as the string
-// terminator — some renderers in the pipeline (bubbletea/lipgloss) handled
-// the BEL form when they didn't handle the ST (\x1b\\) form.
-func hyperlink(label, url string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("\x1b]8;;%s\x07%s\x1b]8;;\x07", url, label)
-}