Custom Services in Short Menu

Basics

Short Menu supports either GET requests with URL parameters or POST requests with a body. The least information required is your API Endpoint and the parameter key used to send the long URL:

• API Endpoint: e.g. https://my-service.com/api-endpoint.php
• URL Parameter Key: e.g. longUrl

If your service supports custom keywords, you can also add the parameter key used to send the custom keyword:

• Keyword Parameter Key: e.g. keyword

Headers

Short Menu provides the option to add or override header fields of the request.

Requests

The URL Parameter Key and Keyword Parameter Key will be added to the URL Parameters or body automatically. If your service requires additional static parameter and key combinations, you can easily add them in the bottom table. The values you enter will be url encoded automatically when creating the request.

When using POST requests, you can choose whether Short Menu uses an x-www-form-urlencoded or JSON body. The corresponding header field Content-Type will be set automatically.

Responses

The response received from your server must either be plain text, containg only the shortened URL, or JSON. The following JSON formats are supported by Short Menu:

• { "shorturl" : "SHORT_URL_HERE" }
• { "shortURL" : "SHORT_URL_HERE" }
• { "short" : "SHORT_URL_HERE" }
• { "id" : "SHORT_URL_HERE" }
• { "url_short" : "SHORT_URL_HERE" }
• { "data" : { "url" : "SHORT_URL_HERE" } }
• { "message" : "ERROR_MESSAGE_HERE" }

Your API can also return an array whose first object is a dictionary conforming to one of the above formats.