Welcome to the developer documentation for the bit.ly API!

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Documentation

Docs for the bit.ly REST API:

ApiDocumentation

Docs for bit.ly Javascript client library:

JavascriptClientApiDocumentation

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Authentication

To get started you'll need a free bit.ly user account and API key - sign up at:

http://bit.ly/account/register?rd=/

Quickly access your private API key once you are signed in at:

http://bit.ly/account/your_api_key

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Discussion

Please visit our Google Group for discussion of projects and technical issues, and API related announcements.

http://groups.google.com/group/bitly-api

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User Client Libraries

(These are not officially supported or tested, but might still be useful.)

ActionScript3

http://github.com/julien/as3_bitly

C#

http://sites.google.com/site/bitlyapp/

Java

http://code.google.com/p/bitlyj/

JSP

http://www.servletsuite.com/servlets/bitlytag.htm

javascript - jQuery

http://code.google.com/p/bitly/

PHP

http://blog.verkoyen.eu/blog/p/detail/bit-ly-php-wrapper-class

http://classes.verkoyen.eu/bitly/

Python

http://opie4624.github.com/bitly.py/

(for Google App Engine) http://www.chrishannam.co.uk/2009/01/bitly-competition-entry/

http://code.google.com/p/python-bitly/

Ruby

http://github.com/nas/url_shortener

http://github.com/philnash/bitly or "sudo gem install philnash-bitly"

VB .NET

http://www.databatrix.com/2009/08/a-net-bit-ly-api-helper-class-visual-basic-net/