With the help of Lnkiy, you can convert your long URL into the short links that make it shareable, manageable and trackable. When sharing URL online, we need to keep in mind the length limitations of social media platform.

For Example: Social media sites, messaging and etc. have a character limit so you have to be concise and relevant when posting a tweet.

For your better reach of the customer and the market, now we also provide REST API that can be include on multiple platforms like Android, IOS, and web.

We provide two different types of short Link

Random Link:

Under this, some random alpha-numeric character will be added after the base URL.

For Example:

Long URL: http://www.lorezone.com/casio-g-shock-gmw-b5000v-aged-ip-full-metal-watch-hands/
Short URL: http://lnkiy.in/JtK8mRQ


To create short URL, follow this link http://www.lnkiy.com/



Note:

The Random URL field will contain alpha-numeric characters.

Let's see the API to generate Random Link

We also provide API, that can be integrated in your website or application

Before integrating API in your project, you will have to get your API key from Lnkiy Dashboard.

Request Type: POST

Request: http://api.lnkiy.com/url/shortener/createrandomurl

Headers: Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

Different Parameters and its use

Parameters	Description	Required
longUrl	This is the URL for which you want to create the short link	Yes
urlType	This tells the type of the URL, it should be Random	Optional
urlTitle	This helps to give the title of your short link	Optional
urlCategory	URL category help to organize your short link	Optional
authKey	This is the unique auth key	Yes
expiryDate	This parameter is used to give an expiry date to the URL	Optional

Request Body

									
{
	"longUrl":"http://developer.arraycode.com/",
	"urlType": "Random",
	"urlTitle":"Enter Link Title",
	"urlCategory": "Enter Link Category",
	"authKey":"3TFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXns",
	"expiryDate": "24-09-2024 03:26:30"
}
									

Response

									
{
	"responseCode": "200",
	"responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
	"responseMessage": "Short link successfully created",
	"result": {
		"createdOn": "24-09-2019 03:26:30",
		"lastModifiedOn": "24-09-2019 03:26:30",
		"status": "Active",
		"longUrl": "http://developer.arraycode.com/",
		"shortUrl": "lnkiy.in/kgBw628",
		"urlType": "Random",
		"urlTitle":"Enter Link Title",
		"urlCategory": "Enter Link Category",
		"expiryDate": "24-09-2024 03:26:30"
	}
}
									

The short url is case sensitive.

Example: If short url is "http://lnkiy.in/njgurqj" (lower case), and "http://lnkiy.in/NjGUrqj" (upper case) they both will redirect to different site.

Custom Link:

It helps you to create your own custom link. You can add your own keywords or title at the end of base URL. It also helps in SEO. Also by seeing the URL at one glance user will understand what that is all about.

For Example:

Long URL: http://www.lorezone.com/casio-g-shock-gmw-b5000v-aged-ip-full-metal-watch-hands/
Custom Short URL: http://lnkiy.in/casio_watch


To create custom URL follow this link http://www.lnkiy.com/create-custom-url



Note:

The Custom URL field may only contain alpha-numeric characters, underscores, and dashes.
Your custom short URL should contain 6 or more characters

Let's see the API to generate Custom Link

We also provide API, that can be integrated in your website or application

Before integrating API in your project, you will have to get your API key from Lnkiy Dashboard.

Request Type: POST

Request: http://api.lnkiy.com/url/shortener/createcustomurl

Headers: Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

Different Parameters and its use

Parameters	Description	Required
longUrl	This is the URL for which you want to create the short link	Yes
shortUrl	This is the keyword or title which will be added after the base URL	Yes
urlType	This tells the type of the URL, it should be Custom	Optional
urlTitle	This helps to give the title.	Optional
urlCategory	URL category help to organize your short link	Optional
authKey	This is the unique auth key	Yes
expiryDate	This parameter is used to give an expiry date to the URL	Optional

Request Body

										
{
	"longUrl":"http://developer.arraycode.com",
	"urlTitle":"Enter Link Title",
	"urlCategory": "Enter Link Category",
	"urlType":"Custom",
	"shortUrl":"Your Short Link",
	"authKey":"3TFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXns"
}
										

Response

										
{
	"responseCode": "200",
	"responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
	"responseMessage": "Short link successfully created",
	"result": {
		"createdOn": "24-09-2019 03:31:21",
		"lastModifiedOn": "24-09-2019 03:31:21",
		"status": "Active",
		"longUrl": "http://developer.arraycode.com",
		"shortUrl": "http://lnkiy.in/YourShortLink",
		"urlType": "Custom",
		"urlTitle": "Your Link Title",
		"urlCategory": "Your Link Category",
		"expiryDate": "24-09-2024 03:31:21"
	}
}
										

Whenever a requested resource is not available or an API call fails for following reason, a JSON error is returned. Errors always come with an responseCode and a responseMessage.

Example Error: The following error is returned if your monthly API request volume has been exceeded.

										
{
    "responseCode": "429",
    "responseStatus": "WARNING",
    "responseMessage": "Your API limit exceeded",
    "result": null
}
										

Other Errors