Description

This URL Shortener converter enables you to convert a long website URL into a short URL. It uses the Web service provided by TinyURL.

Disclaimer: Due to TinyURL’s updated endpoint, we recommend creating your own TinyURL account and generating an API key on a paid plan if you intend to use this binding converter in a production environment, as the free plan has a limit on the number of URLs you can shorten in a month. If you do not provide your own API key, the converter will use the old, deprecated endpoint. In that case, you will be redirected before reaching the final encoded URL.

To create a TinyURL API Key, you will first need to register for a TinyURL account. Once registered, navigate to TinyURL → API, enter your desired Token Name, and click Create Token. You will then be presented with your API Key, which can be used within the Interface Asset.

How it works

This converter sends the provided URL to TinyURL and returns a shortened version. Depending on whether an API key is supplied, the converter will use either the current TinyURL API endpoint or a deprecated one.

It can be very useful if you want to simplify a QR Code generated by the QR Code Generator interface asset.

Usage