Just another URL shortener CLI tool

This project is a simple command line tool for shortening URLs via Bitly service.

Features

• Shorten URL via Bitly
• Get click counts of shortened URL

Installation notes

1. Clone project

git clone https://github.com/gennadis/api-bitly.git
cd api-bitly

2. Create virtual environment

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

3. Install requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Create .env file and place your Bitly Token in it

BITLY_TOKEN=place_your_token_here

5. Run

python main.py http://example.com

Examples

Lets say you want to shorten this link: https://www.reddit.com/r/python

So you have to run main.py with this URL as an argument.

python main.py https://www.reddit.com/r/python

Voila! You now have a Bitlink to share!

Bitlink: bit.ly/3qWSato

Or maybe you want to get some stats of Biltlink you've got there. Just run main.py with your Bitlink as an argument.

python main.py bit.ly/3qWSato

And the answer is:

Click counts: 7