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Goo.gl URL shortener bookmarklet
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// Step 1: Get an API key here: https://developers.google.com/url-shortener/v1/getting_started#APIKey | |
// Step 2: Paste your api key below | |
// Step 3: Add the code below to your browser as a bookmark | |
// Step 4: Visit a non-goo.gl URL and click your bookmark | |
// NOTE: The security policy of some sites (such as this gist.github.com!) will prevent this from working. | |
// Check your javascript console if something doesn't work. | |
javascript:(function(){ | |
var googleApiKey = 'INSERT YOUR API KEY HERE'; | |
if (googleApiKey == 'INSERT YOUR API KEY HERE') { | |
alert('Error: You need to add your api key to this bookmarklet!'); | |
return; | |
} | |
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); | |
var url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url?key=' + googleApiKey; | |
xhr.open('POST', url, true); | |
xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-type', 'application/json'); | |
xhr.onreadystatechange = function () { | |
if (xhr.readyState === 4) { | |
if (xhr.status === 200) { | |
var json = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText); | |
prompt('Your short URL is:', json.id); | |
} else { | |
alert('Shortener error: ' + xhr.responseText); | |
} | |
} | |
}; | |
var data = JSON.stringify({'longUrl': window.location.href}); | |
xhr.send(data); | |
})(); |
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