Code Examples

// Example using Node.js with fetch
const apiKey = 'your_api_key_here';
const baseUrl = 'https://shortify.com/api/mobile';

// Create a new link
async function createLink() {
  try {
    const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/link/create`, {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'api-key': apiKey
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        url: 'https://example.com',
        slug: 'my-custom-slug',
        tags: ['example', 'documentation'],
        comments: 'Created from API documentation example'
      })
    });
    
    const data = await response.json();
    
    if (!data.success) {
      throw new Error(`Error: ${data.error.message}`);
    }
    
    console.log('Link created:', data.data);
    return data.data;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Failed to create link:', error);
    throw error;
  }
}

// Retrieve a link
async function getLink(shortLink) {
  try {
    const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/link?shortLink=${shortLink}`, {
      method: 'GET',
      headers: {
        'api-key': apiKey
      }
    });
    
    const data = await response.json();
    
    if (!data.success) {
      throw new Error(`Error: ${data.error.message}`);
    }
    
    console.log('Link retrieved:', data.data);
    return data.data;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Failed to retrieve link:', error);
    throw error;
  }
}

// Usage example
async function main() {
  try {
    const newLink = await createLink();
    const retrievedLink = await getLink(newLink.key);
    console.log('Link clicks:', retrievedLink.clicks);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error in main function:', error);
  }
}

main();