Articles Tagged "rest api"
Explore our collection of guides, tutorials, and expert resources tagged "rest api", covering URL shortening, analytics, QR codes, and developer tools.
REST API
How to Choose a URL Shortener API for Your App
A guide to choosing a URL shortener API: six criteria, each of which can be checked before you integrate. Limits, pricing and capabilities compared against Bitly's plans, authentication methods in light of RFC 9700, a method for measuring latency yourself, and Lix.li's published limits including custom ones on request.
#Url shortener
#Rest api
#Short links
#Developer tools
#Web-analytics
#Smart link
REST API
API Key vs OAuth: Choosing One, and What It Costs You
A comparison of two ways to authenticate an API: what a key gives you, what OAuth gives you, and the single question that decides between them. Plus which OAuth flows RFC 9700 deprecated, and why revoking an API key usually takes effect with a delay.
#Url shortener
#Rest api
#Developer tools
#Digital marketing
Guides
What OpenAPI Is, and Why Specifications Drift From Code
A walk through the OpenAPI format: the required fields of a document, the difference between OpenAPI and Swagger, and what changed in 3.1 and 3.2. Plus the part most introductions skip — nothing connects the specification to the code, how drift shows up in both directions, and the test that catches it.
#Url shortener
#Seo
#Rest api
#Short links
#Marketing
Guides
What Are Webhooks: How They Work and How to Get Notified of Link Clicks
This article explains what webhooks are and how they differ from traditional API polling. Using the webhook feature in Lix.li as an example, it covers how to set up click notifications for short links, how the data format works, how to verify request authenticity via signatures, and what requirements a receiving server must meet. Includes code examples in PHP, Node.js, and Python.
#Rest api
#Analytics
#Developer tools
#Web-analytics
#Webhook
Guides
How to Shorten a URL for Free: 4 Easy Methods
Need to shorten a URL for free? This comprehensive guide explains everything you need to know about URL shortening, including why short links are useful and how to create them in seconds. Learn four easy ways to shorten URLs using the online URL shortener, personal dashboard, REST API, or official browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. You'll also discover the benefits of Lix.li's free plan, click analytics, QR code generation, UTM parameters, custom domains, and automation tools for individuals, businesses, and developers.
#Url shortener
#Rest api
#Short links
#Analytics
#Chrome extension
REST API
How to Create a Short Link with the PHP SDK
Learn how to create short links in PHP using the official Lix.li PHP SDK. This guide covers Composer installation, creating your first short URL, working with custom aliases, UTM parameters, tags, and other advanced options to integrate URL shortening into your PHP applications.
#Url shortener
#Sdk
#Rest api
#Developer tools
#Php
Guides
Lix.li — A Modern URL Shortener with Analytics, QR Codes, and REST API
Lix.li is a modern cloud-based URL shortening and link management platform designed for developers, marketers, and businesses. It combines short links, QR codes, advanced analytics, REST API, OpenAPI documentation, official SDKs, custom domains, and automation tools in a single platform.
#Url shortener
#Rest api
#Link management
#Saas
#Marketing
#Analytics
#Qr codes
#Developer tools