is.gd URL Shortener API
is.gd · Developer Tools
Simple URL shortening API — shorten any URL and optionally specify a custom short code. Free, no API key required.
Authentication
No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.
Sample Requests
GET
Shorten a URL
Shorten a URL using is.gd.
https://is.gd/create.php?url=https://findanapi.com/apis/stripe&format=json
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curl -X GET "https://is.gd/create.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffindanapi.com%2Fapis%2Fstripe&format=json"
import requests
params = {
"url": "https://findanapi.com/apis/stripe",
"format": "json"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://is.gd/create.php",
params=params,
)
print(response.json())const url = new URL('https://is.gd/create.php');
url.searchParams.set('url', 'https://findanapi.com/apis/stripe');
url.searchParams.set('format', 'json');
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"net/url"
)
func main() {
baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://is.gd/create.php")
q := baseURL.Query()
q.Set("url", "https://findanapi.com/apis/stripe")
q.Set("format", "json")
baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
targetURL := baseURL.String()
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
client := &http.Client{}
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}require "net/http"
require "json"
uri = URI("https://is.gd/create.php")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
"url" => "https://findanapi.com/apis/stripe",
"format" => "json"
})
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)<?php
$url = "https://is.gd/create.php?" . http_build_query([
"url" => "https://findanapi.com/apis/stripe",
"format" => "json"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
"method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));Postman Setup Guide
- No API key needed
- GET https://is.gd/create.php?format=json&url=YOUR_LONG_URL
- Response: {"shorturl":"https://is.gd/XXXXX"}
- Custom alias: add &shorturl=MY_ALIAS
- Returns error if URL already shortened or custom alias taken