urlshortener

A simple library to shorten URL's with goo.gl written in Golang.

Basic usage

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "github.com/alxshelepenok/urlshortener"
)

func main() {
  urlshortener.Setup(key)

  short, err := urlshortener.Shorten(long)
  if err != nil {
    panic(err)
  }
  
  fmt.Println(short)
}

Getting Api Key

This is an excerpt from the official documentation .

Requests to the Google URL Shortener API for public data must be accompanied by an identifier, which can be an API key or an access token.

To acquire an API key:

• Go to the Google Developers Console.

• Select a project, or create a new one.

• In the sidebar on the left, expand APIs & auth. Next, click APIs. In the list of APIs, make sure the status is ON for the Google URL Shortener API.

• In the sidebar on the left, select Credentials.

• This API supports two types of credentials. Create whichever credentials are appropriate for your project:

  • OAuth: Your application must send an OAuth 2.0 token with any request that accesses private user data. Your application sends a client ID and, possibly, a client secret to obtain a token. You can generate OAuth 2.0 credentials for web applications, service accounts, or installed applications.
    To create an OAuth 2.0 token, click Create new Client ID, provide the required information where requested, and click Create Client ID.

  • Public API access: A request that does not provide an OAuth 2.0 token must send an API key. The key identifies your project and provides API access, quota, and reports.
    To create an API key, click Create new Key and select the appropriate key type. Enter the additional information required for that key type and click Create.

To keep your API keys secure, follow the best practices for securely using API keys.

After you have an API key, your application can append the query parameter key=yourAPIKey to all request URLs.

The API key is safe for embedding in URLs; it doesn't need any encoding.

License

The MIT license.

Copyright (c) 2016-2022 Alexander Shelepenok

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