I've decided to make PHP Library on Shortening URLs with API support, which is very easy to use and integrate in your own applications. Please note that the actual shortening process is happening in a closed-source server so this library is only the Client side.

Here is the github project: https://github.com/DoctorLai/URL-Shortener
Here is the web UI: https://rot47.net/_url/
And here is the sample code:

$obj = new URL();
$response = $obj->shorten("https://steemit.com/@justyy", array("try" => 1));
var_dump($response);
$response = $obj->shorten("https://steemit.com/@justyy", array("private" => 1));
var_dump($response);  
echo $response->url;

URL Shortening API endpoint

https://uploadbeta.com/api/url/

Parameters - url (GET or POST)

Required: specified the URL to lookup or shorten. When URL is already shortened, it will return e.g.

{"error":"found","errorCode":3,"data":{"id":"595","0":"595","count":"0","1":"0","flag":"7","2":"7","created":"1455395435","3":"1455395435","last":"1455395435","4":"1455395435","search":"0","5":"0"},"url":"https:\/\/rot47.net\/9B"}

Parameter - try (GET or POST)

Optional - Default = False: Do not attempt to shorten the URL. Just to check if the URL has been shortened before.

Parameter - private (GET or POST)

Optioal - Default = False: Do not list the link in the Links Browser.
Return - errorCode and error

• "error" => "invalid url",
• "errorCode" => 4
• "error" => "found",
• "errorCode" => 3,
• "error" => "added",
• "errorCode" => 0,
• "error" => "success",
• "errorCode" => 0,
• "error" => "$url should start with http or https",
• "errorCode" => 1
• "error" => "not found",
• "errorCode" => 2

Feel free to submit issues and PRs!

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