Tools and API
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API
The API is the list of functions which allows to use Bim.im shortener in external applications you develop.
To call a function, you have to call the following address:
http://bim.im/api.php?f=[function]
The [functions] (and their parameters) are described in the following list.
To call an API function, you have to get an member account and replace [login] by your login and [password] by your password.
getshorturl
The function getshorturl allows you to get the short URL of a long URL. The parameter is the long URL and it returns the short URL generated (for example : "http://bim.im/9a2").
The long URL should be encoded. The URL shortened will be added to the member stats page.
The last parameter (hidden) is optional. If hidden is at true, the short URL will not be present in the Last URLs list.
http://bim.im/api.php?f=getshorturl&url=[longurl]&user=[login]&password=[password]&hidden=true
getlongurl
The function getlongurl allows you to get the long URL from a key. The parameter is the short key (for exemple: "9a2") and it displays the long URL corresponding (for example : "http://www.example.com").
The long URL returned is not encoded.
http://bim.im/api.php?f=getlongurl&key=[shortkey]&user=[login]&password=[password]
geturlmember
The function geturlmemberlist allows you to get the list of URLs that a member shortened.
The result is an XML export.
http://bim.im/api.php?f=geturlmemberlist&user=[login]&password=[password]
geturlvisits
The function geturlvisits allows you to get number of total visits for an URL. The parameter is the short key (for exemple: "9a2") and it returns the number of visits corresponding.
http://bim.im/api.php?f=geturlvisits&key=[shortkey]&user=[login]&password=[password]
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