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GoTiny SDK
SDK for GoTiny: A lightweight link shortener API
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Installation
npm install gotiny
Usage
Create GoTiny link
To create a new GoTiny link, pass the long url as an argument in the gotiny.set() function.
const gotiny = require("gotiny")
// Using Then
gotiny.set("https://amazon.com/very-long-url")
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.log(err))
// Using Async/Await
const createShortLink = async (input) => {
try {
const res = await gotiny.set(input)
console.log(res)
} catch (err) {
console.log(err)
}
}
createShortLink("https://amazon.com/very-long-url")
The response will always be an array of objects, each of which contains a tiny link, formatted in different ways.
- long: The original url that was used to create the GoTiny link
- code: The short code used to identify the GoTiny link
- tiny: The short link created by GoTiny
- link: The short link created by GoTiny, prefixed by the http-protocol
Example response:
// gotiny.set("https://amazon.com/very-long-url")
[
{
long: "https://amazon.com/very-long-url",
code: "y68hxc",
tiny: "gotiny.cc/y68hxc",
link: "https://gotiny.cc/y68hxc",
},
]
Automatic URL Parsing
GoTiny automatically filters URLs from the user input. This way, you as a developer won't have to provide a clean link, but can just feed an entire paragraph into GoTiny. It will create a short url from every url that it finds and include it in the response array.
Example response:
// gotiny.set("The top 3 most popular websites are youtube.com, www.google.com and apple.com.")
[
{
long: "youtube.com",
code: "86df6c",
tiny: "gotiny.cc/86df6c",
link: "https://gotiny.cc/86df6c",
},
{
long: "www.google.com",
code: "6wrsnf",
tiny: "gotiny.cc/6wrsnf",
link: "https://gotiny.cc/6wrsnf",
},
{
long: "apple.com",
code: "c56ned",
tiny: "gotiny.cc/c56ned",
link: "https://gotiny.cc/c56ned",
},
];
Note that you’re not required to use the long attribute in your code. GoTiny will automatically resolve the short link in the users web browser to point to the original url.
Options
Options are provided by passing an object to the gotiny.set() function. The object should have a long key with the long link as a value, as wel as any of the supported options. Options currently supported are:
| Key | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
custom | string | Generates a custom link (e.g. gotiny.cc/custom-link). Custom codes should consist of 4-32 lowercase letters, numbers, - and/or _ symbols. |
useFallback | boolean | Set to false if you don't want to use a randomly generated 6-character fallback code and throw an error instead when a custom code can't be used. |
To generate multiple links at once, you can pass an array of objects in to the gotiny.set() function.
gotiny.set({
long: "https://amazon.com/very-long-url",
custom: "amazon", // generate gotiny.cc/amazon
useFallback: false // don't use randomly generated code when "amazon" can't be used
})
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.log(err))
Resolve GoTiny link
To resolve a GoTiny link, pass the link as an argument in the gotiny.get() function. The full link will return as plain text.
const gotiny = require("gotiny")
gotiny.get("https://gotiny.cc/y68hxc")
.then(res => console.log(res)) // https://amazon.com/very-long-url
.catch(err => console.log(err))
Add an object with an extended key set to true as a second argument to return a more detailed object.
const gotiny = require("gotiny")
gotiny.get("https://gotiny.cc/y68hxc", { extended: true })
.then(res => console.log(res)) // { code: 'y68hxc', long: 'https://amazon.com/very-long-url' }
.catch(err => console.log(err))
Alternatively, you can omit the http-protocol or pass just the GoTiny code to the gotiny.get() function.
About GoTiny Links
The unique links that GoTiny generates are always 16 characters long, including the domain name. GoTiny links are all lowercase and don't include characters that could be confused with each other (e.g. o/0 or 1/i/l).
Privacy
GoTiny does not collect, handle or store any user information.