The API to connect with CURT.LI is as easy as possible!

just send a GET REQUEST to...

http://curt.li/api/create/

And send the requiered param:

original
- the URL you want to link to (including http://)

And send the optional param:

wish
- the wish curt.li URL you want to get (without http://curt.li/)

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EXAMPLE #1:
Create a URL without a wish:

Your original Domain is:
http://www.my-domainname-is-long.com/and_my_subfoldername_also/

YOUR REQUEST YOU HAVE TO DO:

http://curt.li/api/create/?original=http://www.my-
domainname-is-long.com/and_my_subfoldername_also/

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EXAMPLE #2:
Create a URL with a wish:

Your original Domain is:
http://www.my-domainname-is-long.com/and_my_subfoldername_also/

Your wish URL is:
http://curt.li/longisout

YOUR REQUEST YOU HAVE TO DO:

http://curt.li/api/create/?wish=longisout&original=http://www.my-
domainname-is-long.com/and_my_subfoldername_also/

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SMALL PHP FUNCTION:
Use this function when you work with PHP

<?php // call for create without wish $curtliurl = create_curt_li_url($original,""); // call for create with wish $curtliurl = create_curt_li_url($original,$wish); function create_curt_li_url($original, $wish) { $apiurl = "http://curt.li/api/create/"; $response = file_get_contents($apiurl."?wish=".$wish."&original=".urlencode($original)); $status = explode("<STATUS>",$response); $status = explode("</",$status[1]); $curtliurl = explode("CURTLIURL>",$response); $curtliurl = explode("</",$curtliurl[1]); if ($status[0]=="SUCCESS") { return $curtliurl[0]; } else { return "FAILED"; } } ?>