I use the TinyURL API in one of my web applications. Until now, it worked fine but, today, an error occurs and I don't know why: I didn't modify my script since September!
Below is the code I use:
function getTinyURL(longURL, success)
{
var API = 'http://json-tinyurl.appspot.com/?url=',
URL = API + encodeURIComponent(longURL) + '&callback=?';
$.getJSON(URL, function(data){
success && success(data);
});
}
var url='http://[...]'; //A very long URL
getTinyURL(url, function(data)
{
if(data.tinyurl)
{
$('#link').text(data.tinyurl);
$('#link').attr('href',encodeURI(data.tinyurl));
}
else
{
$('#link').text('An error occurs...');
console.log('ERROR: '+data.error);
$('#link').attr('href','#');
}
});
As I already said, even if this code worked well before, today an error occurs. In the console log, this message is displayed: The API call urlfetch.Fetch() required more quota than is available.
I don't understand this message: does it mean that the error comes from TinyURL? Should I change my code or should I wait for TinyURL does something against this error?
Thanks in advance!
The magic behind the json-appspot service is not particularly sophisticated.
If you have ability to add logic to the server side, you can make and run something similar for yourself. You'd need to install a "shim" or gateway script that connects to tinyurl.com, and returns a formatted JSON string.
Some examples:
They do the same thing. With either one you could just drop it on your server, then invoke it from within your pages like this, in jQuery: