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Short URL

Retrieve Short URL

Retrieve all the Short URL’s you have created.

Request

GET /shorturl

There are no required properties for this API, only optional .

Optional Properties

Attribute Type Description Default
method string The type of Short URL created. Must be either simple or tracked. both
start datetime, string The oldest date of Short URL’s created that you want to retrieve.

Formats:

UNIX: A UNIX timestamp (e.g. 1537525884)ISO 8601: A string format including the time and timezone (e.g. 2018-02-22T09:03:00+00:00)Human Readable: A human readable way to write the date or time you want to sent the message at (e.g. 25th December 2019 21:00, 2 weeks, august 20, may 11 2019, last friday of march 2019, next saturday).		 NOW()
end datetime,string The newest date of Short URL’s created that you want to retrieve.

Formats:

UNIX: A UNIX timestamp (e.g. 1537525884)ISO 8601: A string format including the time and timezone (e.g. 2018-02-22T09:03:00+00:00)Human Readable: A human readable way to write the date or time you want to sent the message at (e.g. 25th December 2019 21:00, 2 weeks, august 20, may 11 2019, last friday of march 2019, next saturday).
sort string Sort the response by ID in ASC or DESC order. DESC
skip int Where to start the returned results. 0
limit int Where to end the returned results.
Limit: 1000		 25
Code Example

cURL

curl https://api.voodoosms.com/shorturl \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {key}"

PHP

<?php

$api_key = 'API KEY';

$ch = curl_init('https://api.voodoosms.com/shorturl');

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'Authorization: ' . $api_key
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$response = curl_exec($ch);

curl_close($ch);
Response
{
  "count": 1,
  "url": {
    "id": 5123,
    "name": "Pizza Shop",
    "link": "http://vsms.co/5hG",
    "destination": "https://website.pizza",
    "method": "simple",
    "websms_name": "My SMS Campaign",
    "clicks" {
      "total": 23,
      "last_click": 1546378474,
      "last_used": 1546378474
    },
    "created_at": 1547587700,
    "updated_at": 1534865678
  }
}

Errors

Code Message Meaning
56 No Short URL’s created You have no Short URL’s attached to your account.
57 Invalid method Method invalid. Allowed methods: simple, tracked.
Error Response
{
  "error": {
    "code": 56,
    "msg": "No Short URL's created"
  }
}

Create Short URL

Allows you to create a new Short URL and select between simple and tracked URL.

Request

POST /shorturl

There are no optional properties for this API, only required .

Properties

Attribute Type Description
name string A name to recognise the Short URL.
url string The URL you want to redirect to.
method string The type of Short URL. Accepted values: simple or tracked.
Code Example

cURL

curl -X POST https://api.voodoosms.com/shorturl \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {key}" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Pizza Shop",
    "url": "https://pizzashop.com",
    "method": "tracked"
  }'

PHP

<?php

$api_key = 'API KEY';

$msg = json_encode(
  [
    "name" => "Pizza Shop",
    "url" => "https://pizzashop.com",
    "method" => "tracked"
  ]
);

$ch = curl_init('https://api.voodoosms.com/shorturl');

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'Authorization: ' . $api_key
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $msg);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$response = curl_exec($ch);

curl_close($ch);
Response
{
  "id": 2354,
  "status": "SUCCESS",
  "data": {
    "name": "Pizza Shop",
    "url": "https://pizzashop.com",
    "method": "tracked",
    "short_url": "http://vsms.co/5hG"
  },
  "created_at": 1547683200
}

Errors

Code Message Meaning
57 Invalid method The method chosen is invalid. Accepted values: simple, tracked.
58 Invalid name The name must only be alphanumeric and not exceed 32 characters.
59 Invalid URL Not a valid URL. Must start with http or https or the URL check failed.
61 Short URL creation has failed Creating the Short URL has failed. Contact your account manager.
Error Response
{
  "error": {
    "code": 59,
    "msg": "Invalid URL"
  }
}

Update a Short URL

Update Short URL’s name or URL itself.

Request

PUT /shorturl/:id

There are no optional properties for this API, only required .

Properties

Attribute Type Description
name string The name of the Short URL.
url string The URL the Short URL redirects to. Must start with http or https.
Code Example

cURL

curl -X PUT https://api.voodoosms.com/shorturl/2354 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {key}"
  -d '{
    "name": "Burger Shop",
    "url": "https://burger-shop.com"
  }'

PHP

<?php

$api_key = 'API KEY';

$msg = json_encode(
  [
    'name' => 'Burger Shop',
    'url' => 'https://burger-shop.com'
  ]
);

$ch = curl_init('https://api.voodoosms.com/shorturl/2354');

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'Authorization: ' . $api_key
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "PUT");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $msg);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$response = curl_exec($ch);

curl_close($ch);
Response
{
  "status": "SUCCESS",
  "name": "Burger Shop",
  "url": "https://burger-shop.com",
  "short_url": "http://vsms.co/5hG"
}

Errors

Code Message Meaning
23 Invalid ID This Short URL does not belong to your account.
58 Invalid name The name must only be alphanumeric.
59 Invalid URL Not a valid URL. Must start with http or https or the URL check failed.
Error Response
{
  "error": {
    "code": 58,
    "msg": "Invalid name"
  }
}

Delete Short URL

Delete a Short URL by using unique ID.

DELETE /shorturl/:id
Code Example

cURL

curl -X DELETE https://api.voodoosms.com/shorturl/2354 \
  -H "Authorization: Beader {key}"

PHP

<?php

$api_key = 'API KEY';

$ch = curl_init('https://api.voodoosms.com/shorturl/2354');

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'Authorization: ' . $api_key
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "DELETE");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$response = curl_exec($ch);

curl_close($ch);
Response
{
  "status": "SUCCESS",
  "message": "Short URL has been deleted"
}

Errors

Code Message Meaning
23 Invalid ID The ID does not match to any of your Short URL.
Error Response
{
  "error": {
    "code": 23,
    "msg": "Invalid ID"
  }
}