shorten
postShorten a URL
post
https://app.ayrshare.com/api/shorten
URL Shortener. Submit a URL and get a shortened URL to save characters, e.g. Twitter. Note: in the /post endpoint you automatically shorten URLs in the post text.
Request
Response
Request
Headers
Authorization
optional
string
Format: Authorization: Bearer API_KEY. See Overview for more information.
Body Parameters
url
required
string
URL to be shortened. Must be a valid URL starting with "http"
Response
200: OK
Return of the shortened URL
https://ayr.app/l/unique
cURL
Node.js
Python
PHP
cURL
curl \-H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \-d '{"url": "https://www.ayrshare.com"}' \-X POST https://app.ayrshare.com/api/shorten
Node.js
const fetch = require("node-fetch");const API_KEY = "API_KEY";const url = "https://www.ayrshare.com";​fetch("https://app.ayrshare.com/api/shorten", {method: "POST",headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json","Authorization": `Bearer ${API_KEY}`},body: JSON.stringify({ url }),}).then((res) => res.json()).then((json) => console.log(json)).catch(console.error);
Python
import requests​payload = {'url': 'https://www.ayrshare.com'}headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json','Authorization': 'Bearer API_KEY'}​r = requests.post('https://app.ayrshare.com/api/shorten',json=payload,headers=headers)print(r.json())
PHP
<?phprequire 'vendor/autoload.php'; // Composer auto-loader​$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client();$res = $client->request('POST','https://app.ayrshare.com/api/shorten',['headers' => ['Content-Type' => 'application/json','Authorization' => 'Bearer API_KEY'],'url' => 'https://www.ayrshare.com',]);​echo json_encode(json_decode($res->getBody()), JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
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