mgnet.me

URL Shortener API

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This API is best for developers who need to shorten and track URLs in their applications.

Developers can use mgnet.me to easily and quickly shorten long URLs, while also being able to track how many times the URLs have been clicked, what countries the clicks came from, and what kind of devices were used. They can also set custom URLs and expiration dates, as well as password protect them. This API can be used to enhance user experience by shortening and beautifying long and complicated URLs to something more readable and shareable on social media, and also to track the success of marketing campaigns or track user engagement with the application.

Key features

• URL shortening
• URL tracking and analytics
• Custom URLs
• URL expiration
• URL password protection

Potential use cases

• Social media sharing: The API can be used to shorten and track URLs from blog posts, articles or landing page to be shared on social media accounts like Twitter, Facebook or Pinterest. This helps grab people's attention with engaging custom URLs and also track their interest in the content.
• Marketing campaigns: The API can be used to handle short URLs and track clicks to your digital ads when running a paid advertising campaign. The tracking can be used to optimize the ad performance, while the short URL can be used to drive traffic to the landing page more effectively.
• Password-protected short URL sharing: The API can be used to generate secure URLs with passwords for sharing confidential documents or URLs. This sharing can be done with the userbase or public, after basic authentication.

Related Technologies

• Bitly
• TinyURL
• goo.gl