Search engine giant Google has announced the availability of an API for URL shortening, the goo.gl API in Google Code Labs. The new service enables users to takes long URLs and squeezes them into fewer characters to make a link that is easier to share, tweet, or email to friends.
Users can shorten and expand URLs using the API, as well as fetch history and analytics. One could use these features for a wide variety of applications, enabling behaviors ranging from auto-shortening within Twitter or Google Buzz clients to running regular jobs that monitor usage statistics and traffic patterns.
Application developers can check the goo.gl API documentation at Google Code Labs.
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