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URL Shorteners

Score 14.1 / 100 20 providers +4 via APIs 22 APIs Search apis.io →
Variants seen in the corpus: URL ShortenerURL Shorteners

Providers using this tag (20)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Exemplar 1 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
BitlyLinksQR CodesAnalytics2 APIs70.4
Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
DubLink ManagementAnalyticsConversion Tracking1 API59.6
Minimal 18 Almost no public developer surface
RebrandlyPublic APIs1 API7.7Drivet URL ShortenerPublic APIs1 API6.0Free Url ShortenerPublic APIs1 API6.0CleanURIPublic APIs1 API5.1Cutt.lyPublic APIs1 API5.1Git.ioPublic APIs1 API5.1TinyURLPublic APIs1 API5.1UrlBaePublic APIs1 API5.1ClickMeterPublic APIs1 API4.11ptPublic APIs1 API3.5GoTinyPublic APIs1 API3.5KuttPublic APIs1 API3.3ClicoPublic APIs1 API3.2Mgnet.mePublic APIs1 API3.2owoPublic APIs1 API3.2ShrtcodePublic APIs1 API3.2ShrtlnkPublic APIs1 API3.2Short LinkPublic APIs1 API1.6

APIs with this tag (22)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Pomo URL Shortener APIThe url-shortener API from Pomo — 2 operation(s) for url-shortener.55.7
Developing 1 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Lob URL Shortener APIThe URL Shortener API from Lob — 2 operation(s) for url shortener.42.5
Thin 1 Limited public surface area
EPFL go.epfl.ch URL Shortener APIEPFL's institutional URL shortener publishes an API page describing token-authenticated link creation. Acce...38.2
Emerging 1 Early or largely undocumented
Naver Shortener (me2.do) APIThe me2.do URL shortener API converts long URLs into Naver short links for sharing across messaging and soc...17.7
Minimal 18 Almost no public developer surface
RebrandlyCustom URL shortener for sharing branded links7.7Drivet URL ShortenerShorten a long URL easily and fast6.0Free Url ShortenerFree URL Shortener offers a powerful API to interact with other sites6.0CleanURIURL shortener service5.1Cutt.lyURL shortener service5.1Git.ioGit.io URL shortener5.1TinyURLShorten long URLs5.1UrlBaeSimple and efficient short link creation5.1ClickMeterMonitor, compare and optimize your marketing links4.11ptA simple URL shortener3.5GoTinyA lightweight URL shortener, focused on ease-of-use for the developer and end-user3.5KuttFree Modern URL Shortener3.3ClicoURL shortener service3.2Mgnet.meTorrent URL shorten API3.2owoA simple link obfuscator/shortener3.2ShrtcodeURl Shortener with multiple Domains3.2ShrtlnkSimple and efficient short link creation3.2Short LinkShort URLs support so many domains1.6

Companies reaching this through an API (4)

These companies publish an API, specification or operation carrying “URL Shorteners” but do not classify their business under it. Listed unranked and kept out of the count above, because one tagged operation is not a statement about what a company does.

EPFL Lob Naver Pomo

Score breakdown

Frequency
44.6
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.5
spread across providers
Quality lift
12.8
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
1.8
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Public APIs 18 co-occurrences

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