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TimmyURL has an API

 

Try clicking on this link :
http://timmyurl.com/create-api.php?url=http://timbekker.com/

It returns a TimmyURL. Copy it to the clipboard, and paste it into the address bar of your browser. it should take you to the home page of my weblog. Apparently it works for any URL you give it. And of course you can call it from a script just as easily as you click a link in a browser. Very nice!
 

Straight to the point, here's what you need:

API Url: http://timmyurl.com/create-api.php
Required parameter: url (obviously)
Example:
QUERY - http://timmyurl.com/create-api.php?url=http://www.timbekker.com/
RESPONSE - http://timmyurl.com/kipod
 
If you're unsure how to use this, here's a little function in PHP you can use to get started:

 

TimmyURL API PHP Function

  1. <?php
  2. function TimmyURL($url){
  3. return file_get_contents('http://timmyurl.com/create-api.php?url='.$url);
  4. }
  5. ?>

 

Sample usage

  1. <?php
  2. $url = 'http://www.timbekker.com/';
  3. $timmy = TimmyURL($url);
  4. echo('The TimmyURL of "'.$url.'" is "'.$timmy.'"');
  5. die();
  6. ?>
 

Enjoy!