Get Short URLs

Overview

Returns the Short URLs based on input Long URLs and domain configured at SBT side.

Note: In one request maximum 100 Short URLs can be generated.

Syntax

C#

[OperationContractAttribute()] 
SBT.API.DataContracts.Admin.WSShortURLsMappingResponse GetShortURLs(
string securityToken, 
List<string> longURLs, 
string orgCode, 
string domain
);

WSDL

Production: https://ui.solutionsbytext.com/SBT.App.SetUp/wsservices/SmartclickWSService.svc?singlewsdl

Staging: https://test.solutionsbytext.com/SBT.App.SetUp/wsservices/SmartclickWSService.svc?singlewsdl

Parameters

securityToken

- String[1000] (Required) - Security Token to authenticate the user

longURLs

- String[1100] (Required) – Long URL which needs to be Shorten. Multiple Long URLs can be entered as array. Limited to 100 Long URLs.

orgCode

- String[20] (Required) - Organization Code for the group, division, organization.

Domain

- String[20] (Optional) – Domain to which Short URL to be generated

Return Value

WSGetShortURLsResponse

Example

C#

lblError.Text = "";
SmartClickClient smartClickResult = new SmartClickClient("SmartClickWSServiceHttpEndpoint");
string securityToken = txtToken.Text;
string orgCode = txtOrgCode.Text;
List<string> longURLs = new List<string>() { longURL1, longURL2 };
string domain = txtDomain.Text;
WSShortURLsMappingResponse wSResponse = smartClickResult.GetShortURLs(securityToken, longURLs, string orgCode, string domain);
if (!wSResponse.Result)
{
//handle error
lblError.Text = wSResponse.Message; 
}
else
{
//handle success
lblError.Text = wSResponse.Message;
}

SOAP

Soap Request 

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:ser="http://SBTService/ServiceContracts/" xmlns:arr="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<ser:GetShortURLs>
<!--Required:-->
<ser:securityToken>Security Token</ser:securityToken>
<!--Required:-->
<ser:longURLs>
<!--Zero or more repetitions:-->
<arr:string>http://www.LURL01.com</arr:string>
<arr:string>http://www.LURL02.com</arr:string>
</ser:longURLs>
<!--Required:-->
<ser:orgCode>Organization Code</ser:orgCode>
<!--Optional:-->
<ser:domain>Valid Domain name</ser:domain>
</ser:GetShortURLs>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope> 

Soap Response
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<s:Body>
<GetShortURLsResponse xmlns="http://SBTService/ServiceContracts/">
<GetShortURLsResult xmlns:a="http://SBTAPIService/DataContract/" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<a:Result>true</a:Result>
<a:ErrorCode>1528</a:ErrorCode>
<a:Message>Successfully generated the shortURL.</a:Message>
<a:Response>
<a:ShortURLMapping>
<a:LongURL>http://www.LURL01.com</a:LongURL>
<a:ShortURL>sclk.me/2K2DQJ2</a:ShortURL>
</a:ShortURLMapping>
<a:ShortURLMapping>
<a:LongURL>http://www.LURL02.com</a:LongURL>
<a:ShortURL>sclk.me/2K7U5EH</a:ShortURL>
</a:ShortURLMapping>
</a:Response>
</GetShortURLsResult>
</GetShortURLsResponse>
</s:Body>
</s:Envelope>

REST
Method: GET
URL: https://ui.solutionsbytext.com/SBT.App.SetUp/RSServices/SmartClickRSService.svc/GetShortURLs?securityToken=SecurityToken&longURLs=http://www.test.com,http://www.test2.com&orgCode=OrgCode&domain=Sclk.me

Response:

The response will be in JSON format as below:

{
"GetShortURLsResult": {
"Result": true,
"ErrorCode": 1528,
"Message": "Successfully generated the shortURL.",
"Response": [
{
"LongURL": " http://www.test.com",
"ShortURL": "sclk.me/2JEJ8Kq"
},
{
"LongURL": " http://www.test2.com",
"ShortURL": "sclk.me/2JEAPOC"
}
]
}
}